How Mr Clipr contributes to less festival waste

Anyone who has walked across a festival site afterwards knows the picture: knocked-over cups, trampled cups in the grass and overflowing bins. The Mr Clipr tackles part of this problem directly at the source, instead of only cleaning up afterwards.

Fewer cups on the ground

A large part of festival litter is caused by visitors putting their cup down somewhere, forgetting it or knocking it over. By clipping the cup to a belt or bag, it stays with the visitor instead of ending up on the ground, even when that visitor needs their hands for something else for a moment.

Fewer spilled drinks while walking

Besides fewer cups lying around, the firm clamp also means less spilling while you walk calmly across the site with an empty cup or a closed bottle, which contributes to a cleaner and drier festival floor. If you have a full cup without a lid, do hold it while you dance or jump.

A reusable product instead of a disposable one

The Mr Clipr itself is designed for repeated use, season after season. That makes it a more sustainable alternative to one-off accessories that are thrown away after one festival and end up as waste.

Effect on the clean-up crew afterwards

For festival organisers who deploy a clean-up crew afterwards, every cup that isn't on the ground counts towards the time and costs needed to get the site clean again. Small changes in visitor behaviour, such as clipping a drink instead of putting it down, can make a noticeable difference over a whole event.

A change in behaviour that happens by itself

Unlike a sign saying "throw your rubbish away here", the Mr Clipr changes behaviour without requiring any effort or awareness: once your drink is clipped on, you simply don't put it down anymore. So that change in behaviour happens by itself, purely through the way the product is used, instead of visitors having to make an active effort to deal with waste more tidily.

Relevant for organisers and municipalities

Organisers and municipalities actively working on waste reduction at events can consider the Mr Clipr as part of that approach. See our pages about Mr Clipr for event organisers and Mr Clipr for municipalities for more information.

Part of a bigger picture

Less festival waste is of course not about one product alone, but every contribution counts. See the full range in the cup holder collection if you want to help keep the festival grounds cleaner yourself.

A small gesture with a noticeable effect: fewer cups lying around and more fun for everyone on site.