Borussia Dortmund: a reusable cup system will soon be implemented at the Signal Iduna Park

Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) have decided to abandon the PLA (plant-based plastic) disposable cups used at Signal Iduna Park (81,360 capacity) in favour of a reusable cup system, according to the German club on 07/06/2018. This change follows the support of 100,000 people for an online petition initiated by Nick Heubeck, a 19-year-old supporter of the club.

"Our fans in the stadium currently drink from cornstarch beakers (cups), which are recycled in a nearby bio-gas facility after use. However, as the public discussion surrounding plastic waste intensifies and given the increased knowledge we have regarding the environmental footprint of the PLA beaker - extending from raw material extraction to use and subsequent recycling - we're now reviewing the decision that we made in the summer of 2015," said Carsten Cramer, marketing and digitalisation executive and COO at Borussia Dortmund.

Over the next few months, Borussia Dortmund, "in cooperation with Deutsche Umwelthilfe - without infringing upon any existing contractual obligations", will begin work on the new beaker system…