Get Ready To Relieve Yourself Like Royalty At Splendour

Splendour In The Grass' World Environment Day Award-winning sustainable toilets have been officially unveiled, with event grounds North Byron Parklands announcing the completed installation of the largest number of waterless composting toilets at any Australian outdoor event.

The state-of-the-art toilets are a result of lengthy arbitration between the grounds and Byron Shire Council, which had previously expressed concerns over Splendour’s sustainability. However, the Parklands have more than risen to the challenge, aided by Council’s approval for 258 of the waterless toilets to be installed at the grounds.

So far, in conjunction with Aussie-owned company Quicksmart Homes, 240 of the customised, sustainable units have been constructed, as well as 192 environmentally smart shower stalls. With another six pilot composting toilets already constructed last year, North Byron Parklands now hosts a pretty incredible 246 of the sustainable latrines.

The relocatable toilets instantly beef up the festival’s pro-environmental cred, with their existence going a long way towards significantly reducing the amount of waste water sent to the Byron Shire Council’s sewerage treatment plant.

It would seem Council appreciates that fact, too, having also recently approved the Parklands’ request to expand their existing grey water treatment facility (on which punters’ shower water is reliant) – meaning it can now treat up to 920,000 litres of grey water without leaving the grounds.

“While the vast majority of outdoor venues rely on transporting hundreds of port-a-loos and showers to and from site, Parklands has delivered an infinitely more sustainable solution that resolves many of these transport and waste disposal issues,” Parklands general manager Mat Morris said in a statement.

“Byron Shire Council’s role in approving these facilities has greatly assisted Parklands in fulfilling a number of its environmental goals.”

Not a second too soon, either – Splendour In The Grass 2014 goes down next weekend, with the grounds opening up for first campers on Thursday before the event gets in gear proper on Friday.