Tomorrowland is now appealing because it believes “that the requested exemption was wrongly refused. We are convinced that our arguments are well-founded but that they have not been evaluated objectively.”
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“An independent research firm has demonstrated that banning the stock of recyclable cups brings no demonstrable environmental benefit,” the festival underlined on Friday. “Moreover, at the time of our exemption request, there was no market capable of guaranteeing a reliable and operational supply of reusable cups and associated services.”
This position was also confirmed by the responsible minister, who declared in parliament that such capacity was now available, points out Tomorrowland.
-The festival also considers that the deprivation of assets of 700,000 euros imposed is “disproportionate”. This amount is determined on the basis of a calculation which cancels out the financial advantage resulting from the non-application of the legislation, with the aim of creating fair conditions of competition between festivals.
Next summer, Tomorrowland will completely change its cup management.
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