Stadiums are high-leverage anchor venues for developing reuse ecosystems in metro areas. With around 350 million fans attending sports and other large-venue events each year in the US—and using approximately 3 billion single-use items—the social and business cases for shifting to reuse are becoming increasingly clear. The Green Sports Alliance has worked with key venues and implementation partners to create the new Reuse Playbook, launching in June 2024—to share best practices, key considerations, inspiration, and lessons learned for anyone looking to make reuse happen at scale in their cities. Listen in to learn more from Michael Kraus of Green Sports Alliance, Brittany Saulsbury of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Jocelyn Quarrell of Bold Reuse.

Resources: 

• Green Sports Alliance Playbooks
• Portland Trail Blazers/Rip City Reuse
• Bold Reuse
• Episode 156: Reuse Rockstars
• Episode 81: Reuse for the Win! Reducing Waste in Sports
• Indisposable Live: Reuse Wins at Events