Subaru of America will be diverting trash from Subaru Park in Chester equal in weight to a Philadelphia cheesesteak that’s 19 miles high and 50 miles wide, writes John George for Philadelphia Business Journal.
That’s a lot of trash.
Philadelphia Union is partnering with Subaru to create the first “zero-landfill” stadium in Major League Soccer.
“At Subaru, we’ve spent years perfecting our ‘zero-landfill’ philosophy and helping organizations reduce their environmental footprint,” said Alan Bethke, Subara’s senior vice president for marketing. “We hope our work with the Philadelphia Union will set the standard for environmental best practices at professional sports stadiums nationwide.”
Under the plan, in an average year Subaru Park will divert about 357,480 pounds of waste from local landfills.
In 2019, the stadium sent more than 40,000 pounds just in cardboard alone to landfills.
The Park will use 111 Max-R recycling containers throughout the stadium. “Ambassadors” will educate fans about waste disposal.
Once collected, the recyclable material will be removed by Spectra, Recycle Track Systems Inc. and Covanta Energy Services.
Uncollectible waste that’s left will be sent to a trash-to-steam facility to produce electricity for the Philadelphia area.
Read more at Philadelphia Business Journal about turning Subaru Park into a ‘no landfill” stadium.
