Patersons Stadium, Western Australia’s largest and most recognised stadium (formerly Subiaco Oval), is encouraging patrons at all future West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers home games to Do The Right Thing, Use The Right Bin.
Funded by the Packaging Stewardship Forum (PSF) of the Australian Food and Grocery Council and Patersons Stadium, 100 new waste and recycling bins have been installed throughout the venue, each carrying the national call to action to Do The Right Thing, Use the Right Bin.
The new recycling systems will provide away from home recycling opportunities for up to 1 million visitors to the oval annually and divert up to 50 tonnes of aluminium cans, PET and glass bottles from landfill each year – enough to fill almost 7,000 household wheelie bins.
Patersons Stadium Operations Manager Carl Johnson said the venue was eager to be involved with the recycling initiative and encouraged everyone attending events to make use of the new recycling bins.
“This is a great opportunity for Patersons Stadium, WA football fans and all other stadium visitors to play a part in recycling and we are proud to be involved,” Mr Johnson said.
General Manager of the PSF, Jenny Pickles congratulated Patersons Stadium on its enthusiasm and commitment to help patrons boost their “away from home” recycling efforts.
“Patersons Stadium was eager to encourage recycling at its venue and we came on board with some expertise on how to do it.” Ms Pickles said.
“Through well-placed bin infrastructure and promotion of the Do the Right Thing, Use the Right Bin message, the new systems will make it just as easy to recycle away from home as it is at home.”
Photo: West Coast Eagles player Brett Jones and Fremantle Dockers player Byron Schammer with the recycling bins at Patersons Stadium.
