Hundreds of thousands of single use plastic cups were eliminated from landfill during the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert earlier this year.
The Music can exclusively reveal that, thanks to reusable cups provider WISE - It's In Your Hands who placed thousands of heavy-duty weights and measures and NMI-certified re-use drinking cups in 54 bars around ANZ Stadium in preparation for the February concert as well as Queen + Adam Lambert’s Sydney show two days earlier, 300,000 plastic cups were eliminated that weekend.
Adding to this, $19,000 was raised from punters purchasing their own $2 cup, adding to the $11 million raised from the bushfire relief show which saw sets from from the likes of Queen + Adam Lambert, John Farnham, Alice Cooper, 5 Seconds Of Summer and Amy Shark.
“TEG sends our deepest thanks to Craig Lovett and his team at WISE for mobilising and delivering on this fantastic project in just six days," promoter and TEG CEO, Geoff Jones, said.
"It was a herculean effort and we were impressed and grateful at how they delivered for us.
"As part of efforts to minimise Fire Fight Australia's carbon footprint it was also the first stadium concert in Australia to offer 100% paperless ticketing to fans who bought tickets online through Ticketek.”
ANZ Stadium CEO Daryl Kelly added that the concert will be remembered as "one of the greatest events in Australasian entertainment history and the fact there were so many positive initiatives in terms of environmental sustainability only added to its lustre".
“When we set out to help other people, our goal is to make a difference... 10 hours of world-class entertainment, 23 acts, 75,000 fans at the stadium, a global TV audience of millions, and $11 million raised for bushfire-affected communities certainly made a difference to many people’s lives.
“This concert showcased the wonderful community spirit we have here in Australia. Everyone embraced the opportunity we had to do something significant to help those in need, and to introduce sustainability initiatives along the way.”
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