Hockey fans tailgating before the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic are encouraged to participate in recycling efforts outside Citizens Bank Park on January 2. The Pennsylvania Resources Council, as part of the existing Recycle-A-Lot campaign in Philadelphia, will collect aluminum cans, glass containers, and plastic bottles and cups throughout stadium parking areas.
Fans tailgating in parking lots A-H, J-N and P will receive green recycling bags from parking attendants and roving Recycle-A-Lot Squad teams. Tailgaters can fill the bags with recyclables, tie the bags and leave them next to their vehicles before heading to the game. Recycle-A-Lot Squad teams will collect the full bags for recycling after game-time.
The environmental effect of fan recycling at the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic is almost immediate. An aluminum can goes from consumption, to being recycled into a new can, back into a consumer's hand for consumption again in less than 60 days.
The environmental effect of fan recycling at the 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic is almost immediate. An aluminum can goes from consumption, to being recycled into a new can, back into a consumer's hand for consumption again in less than 60 days.
The League first partnered with PRC in a tailgate recycling initiative at the 2011 Winter Classic in Pittsburgh, collecting over two tons of materials -- including 1,125 pounds of aluminum cans and 2,700 pounds of glass bottles -- outside Heinz Field.
The 2012 NHL Winter Classic® tailgate recycling initiative is sponsored by PRC and funded by the Alcoa Foundation, with support from the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers, Wells Fargo Center, Central Parking System and The Lot Squad LLC.
