TENNESSEE, USA — Eastman in Kingsport and the University of Tennessee are combining forces to promote recycling during home games.
At the next two UT home games, fans are encouraged to recycle cups and bottles they use, and Camelbak water bottles will be made from those recyclables.
Eastman leaders said it is a way of giving back and giving plastic waste new life.
"It's an example. 250 million pounds sounds like a big number but what's really big is when you think about it. If we pile that inside of Neyland it could go all the way from the turf all the way to the top of the Jumbotron, that's how much plastic will be consumed as a raw material every year right here in Kingsport," said Eastman Plastics Division President Scott Ballard.
Fans at both home games can register to get the Camelbak bottles, and one lucky fan will receive a pair of tickets to University of Tennessee home games in 2022.
