Festival Republic, the organiser of Pepsi MAX presents Reading and Leeds Festival has unveiled details of an expanded Sustainability Charter, which will be implemented across both sites.

Look Out For Our Planet is an all-encompassing planet-focused pledge that aims to deliver “meaningful change” at both festival sites.

The pledge is a call to action that encourages vital next steps in the long-term commitment to a sustainable festival industry. Since 2019, Reading and Leeds Festival has seen a meaningful change in consumer habits, with almost two-thirds of tents taken home in 2025. The festival looks to build on this in partnership with festivalgoers coming to both sites in 2026.

 In 2026, the Look Out For Our Planet pledge includes:

• The campsite clearance commitment: A new initiative implemented at both festival sites which commits to the festival campsites being cleared and returned to their natural state within two weeks following the festival.
• The Ballroom Stage to be powered 100 per vent by Green Energy: Reading Festival will see a festival-first partnership with Grid Faeries and Ecotricity teaming up to power the new Ballroom Stage with fossil fuel-free power.
•  Local litter picking volunteers: Litter picking group volunteers from Litter Free Leeds and Life’s A Beach will be in the campsites at Leeds and Reading respectively, engaging with and encouraging customers to be proactive about keeping tidy campsites.
• Repair Cafe Networks: New campsite Repariums stalls focused on extending the lifespan of campsite gear by fixing items rather than allowing them to be discarded. Festivalgoers can bring broken or damaged items to the hub to be fixed by a group of volunteers, including campsite gear and clothing.
• 100 per cent compostable and plastic-free food and drinks packaging and cutlery: Implemented across both festival sites, reducing the use of single use plastic which is a long term commitment at Festival Republic. All drinks from bars and food vendors are served in aluminium cans, paper cups, or recyclable Tetrapak.

Of the new pledge, Melvin Benn, managing director of Festival Republic, said: “As a leading festival in the global festival calendar, Reading and Leeds Festival takes our responsibility to open up new sustainability models and initiatives with the utmost importance. This year we’re happy to unveil new measures across campsites, staging and within the local community which shows how a festival’s impact can be positive for the environment. It’s vitally important in this partnership that the festival works with its fans to achieve this goal – and we look forward to continuing the great work of recent years with festival fans in 2026.”