Insomnia Dubai, the biggest gaming festival, in partnership with Dubai-based events company Global Event Management (GEM), will be a single-use plastic free event, which will take place at Meydan Grandstand from October 17 to 19.
Environmental sustainability is an issue the Insomnia team is very passionate about, which is why it is determined to be part of the solution to plastic pollution locally, regionally and globally.
Everyone who attends Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival will be given fabric wristbands, instead of plastic ones, when gaining entry to the event. Additionally, all food and beverages will be served in eco-friendly containers, with eco-friendly cutlery. Gamers will be able to purchase reusable water bottles, while water will be supplied in 18-litre reusable containers from water dispensers, which can be found at all food and beverage trucks and outlets, with free refills also available. Visitors who wish to bring their own bottles will have the option to fill them at a cost of just Dh5 ($1.3).
James Magee, CEO of GEM Events and organiser of Insomnia Dubai, commented: “We feel the ‘single-use plastic free’ movement is extremely important, which is why we’re taking the step to lead by example with our gaming festival, which targets a younger demographic and young families. It’s a shocking statistic that every single piece of plastic ever made still exists in some form. It can take 450 years just for a plastic bottle to degrade, and with 51 trillion microscopic pieces of plastic pollution (500 times the number of stars in our galaxy), there’s a real worldwide issue with our consumer habits. We need to work together to form a culture where single-use plastics are avoided, and with more and more companies making efforts to be plastic free, it will soon become the norm for us."
Single-use plastic, or disposable plastic, such as plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers, soda and water bottles, and most food packaging, are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. According to the Plastic Free Challenge, roughly 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced each year and half of it is disposable, but only 13 per cent of plastic items are recycled! It’s obvious that we need to use less plastic, which is why Insomnia Dubai is encouraging the local gaming community to move towards environmentally sustainable products and services. - TradeArabia News Service
Dubai’s biggest gaming festival to go plastic free
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