When 80,000 fans leave a stadium, a big problem remains. There’s the waste, like foam fingers and nacho cheese. But there’s also the massive amount of trash, enough to fill 38 Olympic pools. Canada’s Green Sports Day found a solution. They started programs to swap used sports gear. In 2023, they kept 12 tons of …

Imagine 8,000 fans cheering as Zambonis make ice from rainwater. Also, 97% of nacho containers are turned into bench boards, not trash. Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena shows eco-friendly sports can be successful. The NHL says each game creates enough trash to build two actual glaciers from cups alone. This leads to 35,000 metric tons of …