In 2015, the film festival generated almost 2,000 extra tonnes of rubbish for the French Riviera town. (AFP photo)CANNES: A fleet of energy-guzzling luxury yachts and private planes, kilos of gourmet food dumped, limousines driving stars just a few hundred metres: for environmentalists, the Cannes film festival is just "one big mess". But for local environmental organisation ADEN, the flip side is a lot less attractive, with the world's biggest film festival creating phenomenal pollution. - Leo and the yachts -"The stars coming here, that's all very well, but with their noisy jets, they ruin our lives. Cannes Mayor David Lisnard insists that the town does what it can to ease the environmental impact of the cinema showcase.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2019 11:37 UTC