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Lords Against Str
Lord’s Cricket Ground – which already operates using 100% renewable energy – has continued its commitment to sustainable operations this season with the announcement of a number of initiatives to help combat single-use plastic consumption. Twelve months after becoming the first
cricket ground in the country to run on 100% wind energy, Lord’s has launched a reusable cup scheme, removed plastic straws from all its outlets and increased the number of water fountains around the ground to encourage the use of refillable water bottles.
With these new initiatives in place, it
should reduce the amount of plastic used by about one and a half million items over the course of a cricket season Anyone who arrives without one will
still be able to purchase water, but it will be sold in cans rather than plastic bottles. All other beverages will be sold either in cans or served post-mix in reusable cups. The reusable cup scheme, which is being
run in partnership with Recup Ltd and was in use for the first time during the recent Specsavers County Championship match
between Middlesex and Glamorgan, asks spectators to pay a £1 deposit per cup at the point of purchase. The deposit is refunded at the end of the day in exchange for a returned cup. Each high-quality reusable cup
can be washed and reused over 100 times, giving each one a possible lifespan of up to 20 years. The Club has opted for simple, non-specific branding which makes the cups less likely to be retained as souvenirs,
Wimbledon serves up a ban on plastic straws
The All England Lawn Tennis Club has introduced the move as part of its sustainability approach. No plastic straws will be used at this year’s Wimbledon Championships, the All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced. Last year more than 400,000 plastic straws
were used during the tournament. But this year, as part of its sustainability
approach, Wimbledon will not be using them during the Grand Slam.
30 FSM In February it was estimated that the UK
uses 8.5 billion straws a year, according to the Marine Conservation Society, and plastic straws are one of the top 10 items found in beach clean-ups. Firms such as JD Wetherspoon, Wagamama,
Costa Coffee, Pizza Express and Waitrose have all started phasing out plastic straws or offering them on request only. Also announced at a Championships press conference on Tuesday, was the provision of
a paper bag option at the Wimbledon shops. Wimbledon chief executive
Richard Lewis further said there would be 87 free water refill points available for public use in the grounds, as well as 21 water fountains.
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