Sports stadiums may be ideal for experimenting with sustainable food service, recycling, and composting programs. Seattle’s Lumen Field is committed to minimizing its environmental impact. It extends that promise to fans who attend games and concerts, diverting an average of 90% of waste at the venue from landfills. Imagine if every local restaurant could promise the same results.
Lumen Field hosts hundreds of large and small events each year. This summer, it broke attendance records when Ed Sheeran performed for 77,286 fans, beating Taylor Swift’s mark of 72,171 fans earlier in the summer. The Swifties produced seismic tremors equivalent to a 2.3 magnitude earthquake as they danced along with her music. With more than two million visitors annually, the stadium relies on carefully selected concessions packaging, recycling bins, and innovative processes to collect, sort, and…