Commission, Waste Management partner to green sporting events

Here is an interesting article to help eco efforts in Tampa Bay:

 

 

The Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Waste Management plan to help make local events greener.

 

Waste Management (NYSE: WM) will offer recycling services for cardboard, paper, plastics, glass bottles, aluminum cans and other materials for each Tampa Bay Sports Commission sponsored event within the Tampa Bay area.

 

The Tampa Bay Sports Commission is focused on generating social and economic impact through the vehicle of sports and works with more than 100 youth and amateur events on annual basis. The events produce more than 100,000 hotel room nights annually and attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, tourism executives said in a release.

 

“Sustainability continues to be an enormous priority for our community and for our sporting events,” said Rob Higgins, executive director of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, in a prepared statement.

Read more: Commission, Waste Management partner to green sporting events | Tampa Bay Business Journal 

 

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