HAWKS AND STATE FARM ARENA REACH RECORD RECYCLING IN 2021

Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena have announced that they have successfully diverted more than 1,033,716 pounds of waste from landfills throughout their roster of 2021 Hawks basketball games, concerts and ancillary events. In particular, the award-winning venue prioritized changes to its operations and sustainability efforts to move from diverting nearly 10 percent of waste in 2019 to now collecting an average of more than 90 percent of waste on any given game day or event across the roster. of events.

“As we continue our journey to become the first true certified waste-free venue in sports and live entertainment, diverting more than one million pounds in one calendar year is an incredible feat and brings us that much closer to our goal,” says State Farm Arena Director of Sustainability and Operations Sofi Armenakian adding, “We are extremely proud of the efforts and our partners, Novelis, Levy and Pritchard, who play an important role in achieving this milestone in 2021.”

State Farm Arena collected 365,290 pounds of materials and recycled 165,623 pounds of bottles, cans and food containers. Other materials were recycled, donated, composted and reused to total 1,033,716 pounds. Since the summer of 2021, the Hawks and State Farm Arena have worked closely with Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, who has continued to provide guidance and operational expertise in organizing, sorting and recycling aluminum and other materials.

“To achieve more than one million pounds diverted from landfills so quickly is impressive,” notes Novelis executive vice president and president for North America, Tom Boney. “We are excited to put more infinitely recyclable aluminum cups and cans into the hands of fans and further reinforce the value of recycling these products. Playing this role in the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena’s sustainability journey is an honor for us. This is one of the many reasons Novelis is proud to call Atlanta home,” he adds.

Late last year, Novelis became the official aluminum recycling and proud sustainability partner in State Farm Arena’s journey to become a zero-waste venue. TRUE is a standard established by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the world’s leading sustainability and health certification and accreditation body.