DOHA (MEMO) – Around 80% of all waste from the World Cup tournament has successfully been recycled from all eight stadiums, organizers said on Wednesday.
Qatar made significant efforts to reduce waste and recycle used materials as part of its commitment to hosting a sustainable FIFA World Cup throughout its biggest football tournament of all time.
More than 2,000 tons of waste were recycled or composted after 64 matches. This included plastic, metal, and all materials that could be re-used in the future.
“We are proud to announce that approximately 80% of waste from stadiums has been recycled. This is a massive achievement that has been delivered thanks to detailed planning and unwavering commitment from tournament organizers and national stakeholders,” said Bodour al-Meer, the SC’s Sustainability Executive Director.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, FIFA, and the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) implemented a comprehensive program that included a number of initiatives before and during the tournament.
This involved the use of compostable food packaging, promoting waste separation among fans, and setting up sorting stations at each of the eight stadiums.
“I would like to thank all of our partners, most notably APEX Waste Solutions and Management Company, whose teams manually separated all the waste in each of our stadiums, before distributing it to local recyclers of plastic, cardboard, compost, metal, glass and electronic waste,” added al-Meer.