A music lover rifled through the rubbish left behind after Reading Festival came to an end and has shared some of the more interesting items he managed to recover
A man who spent hours searching through the rubbish left behind after Reading Festival ended up striking gold. However, the concert–goer came across some rather smelly items, too.
Ethan Overton, from Bournemouth, decided to rifle through the items left behind at Little John’s Farm after pulling off a similar scavenger hunt at the festival last year – where he spotted a brand new portable charger, a portable gas stove and even an iPhone 13 Pro. This time around, he was even luckier.
In a clip racking up 2.3 million views online and more than 145,000 likes, he reveals the treasures left behind. Unfortunately, Ethan’s search started off with a stinky discovery – a raw, whole fish.
He also came across a used firework shell, a hairbrush covered in grass, some unopened jelly and a tin of Vaseline.
The 22-year-old, who boasts 348,000 followers on Instagram, then spotted a set of scales and an electric toothbrush.
He said: “This place is such a s***hole.” Other items included a bra, a pair of boxers and silent disco headphones.
However, his luck began to change when he found a goldmine – a bumbag.
He opened it up to find £70 in cash, noting it would be best to hand it in to lost and found rather than take the money for himself.
He then came across an original iPhone charger, a powerbank, a tinfoil thermal blanket and a used frying pan among the array of rubbish left behind by festival attendees
In his clip, he is seen tucking into an unopened packet of Haribo sweets before heading back to the car to price up what he found, estimating he made about £90.
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Users have flocked to the comments to share their reactions, with many appalled by the amount of rubbish left behind.
One user said: “Everyone should be charged a waste fee, that is disgraceful.”
Another user added: “We as humans should be ashamed for leaving a place in that state.”
A third user said: “Anything found after a festival is free to grab like anyone’s handing any money or anything they find.”
One more user commented: “I think they should start giving people fines if they don’t clear up before they leave.”
Another user added: “£70 and bag of Haribo that would make my summer.”
Reading Festival, and its sister festival, Leeds, do not allow members of the public to rummage through the waste left after campers pack up and go home.
The Earthbound Report writes: “Local charities are sometimes invited to come and gather up what they can use, either selling it on or giving it away. Leeds and Reading have volunteer scavenger teams, and you can keep anything you find.”
Ethan went onto state he doesn’t know why Reading and Leeds don’t open the site up to the public so they can take any unwanted goods.
He said things like sleeping bags and barbecues could be picked up and donated to charity, as a lot of stuff gets left behind, and frankly “goes to waste.”
Ethan previously hit the headlines after setting himself on a mission to trade in various models of car until he got a Lamborghini. He started off with a Mini and now drives a Porsche.