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TentTrace, where every outdoor adventure leaves a memory, not a footprint.

We are a team of passionate festival-goers and environmental advocates dedicated to keeping the live music scene alive, affordable, and thriving. Our mission is to eliminate festival campsite waste by giving every tent a digital identity—reducing clean-up costs and rewarding responsible campers.

The Ugly Truth About Festival Waste

Year Founded
2002
Tents are abandoned annually
249743
Of discarded tents end up in landfill
65 %
Tonnes of plastic waste every single year
740

How It All Started

It started with a walk through a festival campsite after the final headline act.


Our founder saw hundreds of abandoned tents — perfectly usable, left behind to be bulldozed into landfill. No system. No accountability. No way to reward the people who did take their tents home. Just waste.

That moment sparked a question: “Why is it so hard for festivals to stop tents being abandoned?”

The answer became TentTrace. We launched with a simple idea and a clear promise — make responsible camping easy, fair, and worth it. No confusion. No complicated rules. Just a straightforward way to link a tent to a camper and make sure it goes home.

Today, TentTrace is partnering with festivals across the UK to reduce campsite waste, protect festival grounds, and help thousands of campers leave no trace — and that original promise hasn’t changed one bit.

The People Behind Ossian

We’re a small but passionate team of tech enthusiasts, designers, and customer experience nerds — united by one goal: to make your tech shopping experience the best it’s ever been.

RYAN CALDWELL

Founder & CEO

JACOB JONES

Head of Curation

DANIEL PARK

Customer Experience