Premier League joined up with Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign to phase out plastic use last month
Friday 4 May 2018 12:48, UK
The Rugby Football Union is to dramatically reduce the use of plastics at Twickenham Stadium - the home of the England team.
The RFU are to implement measures following concerns about the environmental impact of single-use plastics, highlighted by the Sky Ocean Rescue campaign.
The governing body are expected to phase out the use of plastic bottles, straws, cutlery, stirrers and packaging this year, and replace them with biodegradable alternatives.
Beer and cider at Twickenham are currently sold or recycled through an 'Ecocup' system, introduced in 2014, which has cut an estimated 150,000 plastic glasses from their waste.
The reduction is akin to over one tonne of plastic waste per Test match.
The news comes after the Premier League joined up with Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign to phase out plastic use last month.
Tottenham are one of the first clubs to commit to the initiative by phasing out single-use plastics from their new 61,000-seater stadium on the former White Hart Lane site, which will be opened next season.
