Stagecoach and Coachella fans leave behind tons of camping gear, clothes, food. Here's what happens to it
by Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times
Apr 30, 2024
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES — Once music fans file out of the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio at the end of the Stagecoach and Coachella festivals, the work begins for charitable organizations who turn the discarded clutter — more than 24 tons of it strewn throughout the 642-acre property — into a benefit for the local needy.
Among the things left behind on the festival grounds are clothing, camping gear, dry foods and other goods that local community organizations pick up by the truckload to help benefit the low-income and unhoused people they serve.
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