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The Eagles have established numerous green initiatives at both Lincoln Financial Field and the NovaCare Complex. Such efforts include, replacing plastic bottles with aluminum bottles which has less of an environmental impact when recycled. By simply converting to 100% post-consumer recycled paper for all soft-tissue products, the Eagles will yield an additional annual savings of 10 tons of paper, or about 170 trees. During the 2009 Philly Spring Cleanup the Philadelphia Eagles distributed 3,000 recycling bins to residents of Northeast Philadelphia to help the community get involved in Go Green!
Though the Eagles efforts with Go Green, the organizations has thus far:
The Philadelphia Eagles recently introduced two new components to the Go Green initiative, furthering the team's commitment to bettering the environment. On April 22, 2008, all Eagles employees received two free CFL bulbs in honor of Earth Day. The gift kicked off the new light bulb recycling program in which employees are encouraged to bring in used light bulbs and place them in the proper disposal bins. The Mercury found in one fluorescent bulb can pollute 6,000 gallons of water beyond safe levels for drinking. Along with recycling light bulbs, the Eagles also encourage employees to bring in used/spent batteries to be recycled. When dry cell batteries are improperly disposed, they contribute about 88 percent of the total mercury and 50 percent of the cadmuim found in municipal solid waste systems. By recycling batteries we keep them out of landfills where they have potential to leach slowly into the soil, groundwater and surface water. Both light bulbs and battery recycling containers are accessible to employees at the team's NovaCare Complex as well as Lincoln Financial Field. The Philadelphia Eagles look forward to continuing to expand Go Green and offer its successes as examples to other business and professional sports teams. The Eagles hope to encourage other organizations to take steps toward operating in ways that preserve the environment. Aramark has joined the Eagles Go Green effort. In 2006, they went 'green' utilizing corn-based products which biodegrade within 45 days in a landfill. The impact, 14 tons of plastic was conserved. Fourteen tons of plastic in a landfill equals some 40 cubic yards of space or about half the football field, three feet deep of plastic.
When the Eagles are on the road for games, we not only pressure the team on the field, but we also put pressure on our opposing teams and partners to Go Green. All of the dishware on team planes are the same Ecotainer brand used at NovaCare. And when we play teams that don't recycle, the Eagles bring our recyclables from the sidelines home with us on the airplane to be recycled back in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Eagles' owner Christina Lurie, linebacker Stewart Bradley and tight end Brent Celek joined volunteers as they distributed 3,000 recycling bins to residents of Northeast Philadelphia as part of this year's Philly Spring Cleanup. The group passed out recycling bins featuring the team's GO GREEN logo to encourage residents in Northeast Philadelphia to recycle. The Eagles are proud to be a part of this year's Cleanup and hope that this distribution will increase the number of citizens in Philadelphia that participate in the city's recycling program. Since 2003, the Eagles' GO GREEN program has aimed to limit the team's environmental impact while encouraging their fans to take small steps to limit their own carbon footprint. Through GO GREEN, the Eagles have recycled more than 175 tons of waste and have converted to 100% clean energy. The 2009 Philly Spring Cleanup had the following impact:NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT
TRASH TONNAGE
VOLUNTEERS
BLOCKS CLEANED
RECREATION CENTERS
PARK SITES
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