At Avista Stadium, the Spokane Indians are working hard to reduce their environmental impact, striving to become the first zero-waste facility in Minor League Baseball. Kyle Day, Spokane Indians vice president and general manager, said the team鈥檚 goal is to divert 90% of its waste to compost or recycling. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 have a timeline on that necessarily, but we keep progressing closer towards that each year,鈥� Day said.
The effort, which began in 2019, involves ordering more compostable products and packaging, and sorting compost and recycling by hand after every game. The team鈥檚 鈥済reen team,鈥� along with front office staff, often roll up their sleeves to help with the process, sorting the trash from recycling by hand after each and every game. That’s right, all 66 of them.
鈥淚t really is a large task but we have a lot of fun with it,鈥� Day said. 鈥淚t kind of morphed from there into what it is today.鈥� Fans play an important role in making the process smoother. Signage around the stadium educates attendees on what items go into which bins. Day emphasized the importance of following those instructions to ease sorting efforts.