Comp-A-Tent is a compostable tent designed for a weekend that biodegrades in 120 days, eliminating the 750000 petrol-based tents that end up in landfill. The Comp-A-Tent uses a patented process by which to decrease tensile stresses through a fabric using fibres. By doing so, it negates the low tensile strength associated with bioplastics, allowing for them to be utilised for the sheet material of a tent. By using EN13432 certified compostable materials, the Comp-A-Tent is able to enter industrial composting streams, even if caked in mud. Comp-A-Tent’s end-of-life process is highly considered, with wet & mud cited as a key reason tents are abandoned, adding 50% of the weight of the waste & labour associated with cleaning tents limiting the scalability of current wave of rental models. But it’s more than developing a product. At Comp-A-Tent we are building a consortium of stakeholders, collaborating with Festivals, waste companies & existing manufacturers to tackle the problem.