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RCD Mallorca aiming for Spain’s first zero-waste stadium
Spanish football club RCD Mallorca has entered into a strategic agreement with Schwarz Group companies PreZero and XM Cyber, with the aim of implementing sustainable recycling management and the improvement of cybersecurity.
The collaboration is said to be unprecedented in LaLiga, and aims to make Estadi Mallorca Son Moix the first zero-waste stadium in Spain.
It also seeks to raise awareness among fans about the importance of a circular economy and cybersecurity.
“We want to leverage our strengths together and set an example for a more responsible consumption of resources, both for sport and for society,” said Wolf Tiedemann, Chief Executive of PreZero International.
“We are proud to start working closely with RCD Mallorca. Together with the club and its season ticket-holders and fans, we want to raise awareness of the circular economy and thus the conservation of natural resources.”
The island of Mallorca has some of the most ambitious environmental targets in Europe and are even reinforced by law.
The Mallorcan government introduced measures that require hotels to eliminate fuel oil or diesel boilers and replace them with thermal systems that reduce CO2 emissions.
All establishments must also draw up a strategic circular plan for energy, waste, water, land use, food, and mobility. Hotels are further required to use local produce for between 3% and 5% of their food.
“We want to leverage our strengths together and set an example for a more responsible consumption of resources, both for sport and for society."
Additionally, the island has adopted the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
“This agreement is a starting point on the road to zero waste for professional soccer in Spain,” said PreZero Spain and Portugal Chief Executive Gonzalo Cañete.
“We share with RCD Mallorca its commitment to become a global benchmark in environmental sustainability for the entire sports industry.”
RCD Mallorca claims it will become the first LaLiga team to implement zero-waste plans. Opportunities will also be created for fans to reuse and recycle at the club’s stadium as part of the agreement.
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