At Roskilde Festival, most beverages are poured in reusable cups. We have three types of reusable cups: beer cups, drink cups, and coffee cups.
The price for the first glass is DKK 5. Whether you start with a beer, drink or coffee, you only pay for the purchase of the first glass, and then you can swap between the three types of glass for the rest of the festival.
Swap it: Swap your glasses
The next time you buy something to drink – and at the same time hand in your used reusable cup – the new one is free. We call it swap it.
Save it: Save it for later
When you don't want to drink anything for a while, you can drop off your reusable cup at one of the many stands selling drinks and instead store it on your festival wristband. We call that save it.
Use it: First glass is on the house
When you log in to Roskilde Festival's official app as a volunteer, you can see your reusable cubs in your Wallet. Here you can also transfer them to your friends.
As a volunteer, you already have a reusable cup registered on your festival wristband, which you can use when redeeming your drink vouchers or buying a drink yourself. We call this use it.
It is important that you swap or put your reusable cup back on your wristband, otherwise you will lose it and have to pay for the next reusable cup yourself.
More than twelve cups? Go to the refund stand
You can drop off up to twelve reusable cups at the beverage stands and store them on your wristband. Then you’re ready to give a round!
If you have more than twelve reusable cups, you can drop them off at the deposit booths. Reusable cups dropped off at the deposit booths will be bought back by Roskilde Festival for DKK 1. The remaining DKK 4 will help finance the operation of the recycling system. The refund stands will close on Sunday 5 July at 12:00. After that, you can consider your cups as souvenirs that you can take home and use.
Wine glasses and shot glasses can be dropped off at the refund stands.
Water in disposable cups that are handed out in front of the stages are not part of our recycling system.
You play an important part!
By taking good care of your reusable cup, you help extend the life of it. Do not use it as an ashtray or trash can and do not write your name on it or stand on it.
Why do we even have reusable cups?
We introduced reusable cups in 2019 because we want to change the single-use culture that creates a lot of the waste at Roskilde Festival. We use around 1,5 million cups during a festival! So, when you reuse your cups, you make a huge difference!
The cups can be reused many times. This means that we save on the production of new cups and reduce the consumption of resources. We collaborate with other festivals and large events, so your cups have attended many Danish festivals during the year.
To reuse the cup, it must be handed in, stored in a cool place, and washed and reused for other events. It is a great logistical task, and we collect data and assess the solution on an ongoing basis, so we can optimize the system with less environmental impact.
The cups are made of polypropylene – also known as PP plastic. When a cup can't be reused anymore, it is turned into furniture and materials that are reintegrated into the festival.
Is it the easiest solution? No! Is it the cheapest solution? No! Is it necessary? YESSS!!!
The world needs us to reduce our resource consumption and ensure more recycling and reuse. Roskilde Festival supports this agenda with this initiative among others.
Thank you for helping change the way we use resources.