Major events need to lose plastic cups.

Most major sports stadiums and festivals in Australia still offer their customers drinks and takeaway food in wasteful and polluting single use plastic cups and containers. And it’s a complete waste of money when reusables could be offered instead, according to the Boomerang Alliance’s campaign manager Toby Hutcheon.

“Major stadiums and events are the easiest places to make the switch to reuse and every Government should require all major events to switch to reusables, and as soon as practical.”

The good news. Sports Environment Alliance members are leading the way with making the switch. Tennis Australia, Stadiums Queensland, Freemantle Dockers, West coast Eagles and South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre, Netball Victoria, South Australian Cricket Association and Richmond Football club are amongst many others who are also reducing plastic waste and replacing with reusable cups and drink containers.