Surrey intend to make Kia Oval plastic-free by 2020
Thursday 19 April 2018 16:59, UK
Surrey have promised to make the Kia Oval a single-use plastic-free ground by 2020.
The pledge follows a number of recent announcements for the 2018 season, including a ban on plastic straws being used in the ground, the introduction of compostable coffee cups and the phasing out of plastic bags in the club shop.
All beer served in public areas at the ground has been served in recyclable and reusable pint glasses since 2015 and over the next three years the club will work towards supplying all soft drinks in the same format.
2018 will also see the introduction of recyclable and reusable glasses in Members' and hospitality areas of the ground.
Surrey chief executive Richard Gould said: "We intend to go plastic free by 2020, which is quite a big journey for any organisation.
"We started it last year with Sky Ocean Rescue when we installed a whole load of water fountains around the ground and encouraged people not to use single plastic bottles.
"Now we're trying to go further than that."
