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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Two Green Strategies from the Pros

The following are from the Veritix sports markeitng newsletter.

You probably offer recycling services in your venue, but what about outside in the parking lot where tailgaters congregate and produce a lot of waste? This past season, 30 tons of cans and bottles were recycled by tailgaters at 10 Carolina Panthers games (and the Meineke Car Care Bowl). The recycling efforts were organized by a group called Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful, which set a goal of collecting 20 tons throughout the season. Recycling bags were donated by Bojangles’ and distributed by volunteers. (PR)
The Minnesota Twins are installing a custom-designed Rain Water Recycle System (RWRS) at their new ballpark, Target Field, as part of a sponsorship deal that makes the system's designer, Pentair, the "Official Sustainable Water Provider” for the Twins. The sustainable water system will be the first of its kind at any major sports venue. The system will capture, conserve, and reuse rain water. It is estimated that the system will reduce the need for municipal water at the venue by over 50%, and save more than two million gallons annually. Pentair’s Everpure tap-water filtration systems will also be installed throughout the

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