NBB Celebrates Green Sports Day

The National Biodiesel Board over the weekend celebrated Green Sports Day. Celebrated October 6th, the annual event recognizes the efforts that athletes, supporters and organizations make to reduce their environmental footprint. Ballparks throughout the country are recycling used cooking oil into clean-burning biodiesel. The advanced biofuel reduces carbon emissions by 80 percent. The Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Diego Padres are only a handful of the Major League stadiums participating in the green endeavor. The Missouri-based NBB points out that during the Kansas City Royals 2015 championship season, the stadium totaled more than 61 tons of food waste, recycling more than 4,500 gallons of oil. The Brewers home stadium, Miller Park, recycled 6,347 gallons of cooking oil last year alone.