Dive summary:
- This season the Seattle Mariners will be introducing a new 100% compostable peanut bag produced by chemical company BASF and local compost producer Cedar Grove, who are also team sponsors.
- The Mariners are hoping to reach a rate of 80% of all trash at Safeco Field being recycled, reused or composted.
- BASF representative Kimberley Schiltz says they hope the technology to be incorporated in a variety of settings including airlines, universities or any place with a zero waste program.
From the article:
The Mariners might not be topping their league for play this season. But when it comes to sustainability, they say they’ve got a winning team.
Right at the top of the lineup for dealing with trash is a chemical company that has a new formula for packaging the peanuts you buy at the ballpark. It's BASF. Remember the cassette tapes they used to make? The German chemicals giant is a big sponsor now of the Mariners. Local compost producer Cedar Grove is also in on the deal. ...
