Glastonbury Festival clean-up - in pictures


  • Volunteers clean up by the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, after the Glastonbury Festival in Britain. Reuters
    Volunteers clean up by the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, after the Glastonbury Festival in Britain. Reuters
  • Volunteers began shifting rubbish strewn across the 324-hectare site, as revellers made their way home after the festival on Monday morning. EPA
    Volunteers began shifting rubbish strewn across the 324-hectare site, as revellers made their way home after the festival on Monday morning. EPA
  • The clean-up crew tackled waste such as camping chairs, slippers, flip-flops and shopping bags needing to be disposed of. EPA
    The clean-up crew tackled waste such as camping chairs, slippers, flip-flops and shopping bags needing to be disposed of. EPA
  • The thousands of discarded items include paper cups and food containers. EPA
    The thousands of discarded items include paper cups and food containers. EPA
  • It's a major operation to de-litter the Somerset dairy farm after 200,000 people attended the festival. EPA
    It's a major operation to de-litter the Somerset dairy farm after 200,000 people attended the festival. EPA
  • The cleaning up begins after campers and festivalgoers packed up their belongings and left in a steady stream from the Somerset site. EPA
    The cleaning up begins after campers and festivalgoers packed up their belongings and left in a steady stream from the Somerset site. EPA
  • Cleaners load rubbish bags on to a truck, from the venue. AFP
    Cleaners load rubbish bags on to a truck, from the venue. AFP
  • There are 2,500 people on the recycling team at Glastonbury. AFP
    There are 2,500 people on the recycling team at Glastonbury. AFP