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FOR A GREENER GAME

The St. Louis Cardinals are greening their operations, from recycling and waste reduction to energy efficiency and the use of recycled materials.

The Cardinals began the "4 A Greener Game Program" at Busch Stadium in the 2008 season in collaboration with StLouisGreen.com and its volunteers. What began as a two month pilot program has grown into a successful volunteer program that averages over 25 volunteers per game.

Since its inception, the program has diverted over 1200 tons of recycling and over 480 tons of yard waste from the stadium trash disposal and local landfills. The program's success can be partially credited to 550 conveniently placed recycling bins around the stadium, making it easy for fans to recycle when they come to a baseball game. Success is also due in large part to volunteers who collect recyclables during games, and the maintenance staff who separate additional recyclables from the trash after a game.

Mission Statement

The St. Louis Cardinals are committed to promoting environmental stewardship and sustainability. Our goal is to put a winning team on the field and create a safe, fun, family friendly environment and entertainment experience for our guests while minimizing the impact on the natural environment. Specifically, the Cardinals will:

Strive to minimize pollution and waste through programs designed to reduce and recycle the consumable materials we use throughout our operations.
Conserve energy and water, support renewable energy resources, and encourage environmentally sound transportation options for employees and fans.
Identify and purchase environmentally friendly products and services for all stadium and team operations.

For more information or to sign up please contact Ashly Moore by e-mail 4agreenergame@cardinals.com or by phone 314-345-9485.

Green Week

In celebration of the 41st anniversary of Earth Day, the St. Louis Cardinals will host their 2nd annual Green Week, April 19 through April 26, with activities designed to promote recycling, both inside and outside of Busch Stadium.

More Information: cardinals.com/greenweek

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Join the Ice Mountain Green Team!

Help to make a difference!

The Cardinals are looking for friendly volunteers from local colleges, community organizations, church groups - even friends and families - to join the "4 A Greener Game" initiative and help collect recyclables from fans throughout each game at Busch Stadium. Typically, the Stadium generates 1900 tons of trash throughout the season. With the help of the Ice Mountain Green Team, 745 tons of recyclable material was diverted from local landfills in 2010.

The Ice Mountain Green Team is a group of volunteers who walk down the aisles of the seating bowl in-between innings collecting recyclables from fans and promoting recycling at Busch Stadium. Volunteers are asked to arrive 45 minutes prior to game time for a brief training session. Recycling collection begins in the 2nd inning, continues throughout the game and ends 15 minutes following the conclusion of the game.

In exchange for your services, you're able to watch the game in standing room only sections of Busch Stadium, as collections are only done in-between innings and during pitching changes so as not to disturb fans trying to watch the game. You will also be entered into a monthly drawing for prizes such as autographed items, memorabilia, and tickets to an upcoming game!

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4 A Greener Game: The Ballpark Experience

This program is designed to:

Inform participants about what the Cardinals are doing at Busch Stadium to help the environment.
Encourage participants to follow the three R's - reduce, reuse, recycle - in order to become good stewards of the earth.
Engage participants in three different hands-on activities, each emphasizing one of the three R's.
Present participants with a St. Louis Cardinals' participation patch.

WHO: Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts through Grade 8

WHAT: A 90-minute experience at Busch Stadium

COST: $6 per scout for the Green Program
$10 per scout for Green Program and Tour

WHEN: TBD

For more information please contact stadiumtours@cardinals.com.

Accomplishments

1. Awards

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The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis and the Downtown Community Improvement District- Sustainability Award
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, the St. Louis Cardinals, in partnership with The Partnership for Downtown St. Louis, Waste Management and WITS, hosted an e-cycling drive collecting unwanted electronics in the Ballpark Village Lot. During the St. Louis Cardinals 1st annual two-day event, more than 1,500 people dropped off their unwanted electronics, filling 14 tractor trailers and diverting 158 tons of electronics from the landfill.
St. Louis Green Business Challenge- Award of Achievement
The St. Louis Green Business Challenge encourages companies to adopt sustainable practices by forming Green Teams, conserving energy and water, reducing waste, improving indoor environmental quality, and providing clean transportation options. The St. Louis Cardinals documented data to help sustain, share and promote the efforts made through the St. Louis Green Business Challenge. The key goal was to foster broad-based understanding of sustainability principles, so that participant activity will generate a culture of sustainable values and practices throughout the community.
St. Louis Science Center- Eco Expo Honorable Mention
The goal was to educate visitors about the many ways they can live, work, and play in a way that's environmentally friendly, sustainable, and green.
Missouri Waste Coalition- Environmental Stewardship Award
Projects that qualify for achievement in environmental stewardship will demonstrate exceptional improvement, protection, and/or restoration of areas such watersheds, wild life or endangered species habitat, soil, water, or wastewater management practices, reduced pollutant emissions or consumption of natural resources with methods that are both environmentally and economically sustainable and shows documented results both before and after implementation.
WasteWise-Partner
WasteWise is a free, voluntary EPA program through which organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste and select industrial wastes, benefiting their bottom line and the environment. WasteWise helps its partners meet goals to reduce and recycle municipal solid waste and selected industrial wastes. The St. Louis Cardinals were given the award for demonstrating commitment to waste reduction.
The Bridge
Certificate of Appreciation- This certificate was received in recognition of the St. Louis Cardinals valuable contribution to reclaiming and providing food for The Bridge.

2. Recycling

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Year	Goal	Actual	Landfill	Recycling/Composting
2011	40%
2010	25%	29%	1327 tons	709 tons
2009	20%	24%	1426 tons	450 tons
2008	15%	15%	1542 tons	278 tons

Year	Project
2011	Will purchase: additional tilt trucks, expand composting program, and establish a battery recycling program
2010	Established the composting program and paid for hauling fees
2009	Cardboard compactor and permanent recycling containers for exterior of building

3. Energy

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Year	Project
2011	Energy Audit
2010	Retro-commissioning project
2009	Lighting occupancy sensors throughout the building

4. Highlights

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2011 Objectives

The St. Louis Cardinals focus on five key areas that formulate the sustainable operations objective. The key areas consist of energy, solid waste management, water, green purchasing, and promotion/outreach.

Solid Waste Management

Diversion Rate Goal-40%
Composting Goal- 30 tons
Glass Recycling Goal- 30 tons
Host a Green Week- including an e-cycling event
Host a World Environment Day event- June 5
Work with SportService to purchase more eco-friendly products
Increase eco-friendly promotional items

Energy

Reduce Energy by 10% to satisfy EnergyStar commitment
AmerenUE Business Energy Efficiency Retro-commissioning project
Establish a plan for water efficiency
Obtain sponsorship for hand dryers

New Initiatives

Energy Audit
Solar Project
Missouri Department of Natural Resources- Energize Missouri Industries Industrial Energy Efficient Program
Indoor Air Quality Survey
Solid Waste Cost Analysis
WasteWise Food Recovery Challenge
SMA Supply Chain Study
Expand Efforts to Springfield and Jupiter
ISO Certification for SportService

Delaware North Companies - Green Path

As one of the most admired, privately held companies in the world, Delaware North Companies is fortunate to do business in many of the world's most high-profile and treasured places. The company is committed to responsible stewardship of the resources in all these locales, and thus we developed GreenPath®, an environmental management system, to guide us in our pursuit of environmental excellence.

Delaware North fully acknowledges it is essential that all company operations and activities be conducted in strict accordance with sound environmental health and safety practices. Therefore, all company operations will be managed in compliance with all laws and regulations related to environmental responsibility and human health and safety applicable to our business activities. Delaware North is committed to preventing pollution in the areas where we do business, and to continually improving the company's environmental performance. To achieve these goals, Delaware North will adopt best available practices in environmental matters. Specifically, Delaware North will:

Incorporate environmental considerations into business decisions, including planning and design activities;
Review activities, products and services to limit the nature and scale of our environmental impact;
Set measurable objectives and targets to improve environmental performance;
Reduce the generation and disposal of waste;
Anticipate emerging environmental issues and develop programs to respond to future challenges;
Allocate and maintain resources for the effective implementation of environmental management and compliance programs;
Encourage communication among associates, clients, customers, visitors, neighbors, surrounding communities, business associates, regulatory agencies, and the general public regarding Delaware North Companies' environmental issues; and
Strive to make a positive environmental contribution to the communities where Delaware North Companies operates.

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Help to make a difference!

4 A Greener Game: The Ballpark Experience

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