‘Small and mighty, that’s what we are’: the team turning discarded tents into bags

Lauren Mason decided to take action after witnessing huge amounts of camping gear abandoned at festivals

When Lauren Mason volunteered to help with the cleanup at a festival two years ago, she had no idea it would change the course of her life. She'd heard about the tents being dumped and left behind. Her mother, she says, is an amazing seamstress", so Mason thought she might be able to use some of the material to make clothes.

I originally went to clean up with the idea to make my own jacket. But that's when I realised the problem was bigger than we thought."