Reusable Cups at Marathon stops single-use plastic

Reusable Marathon Cups

6 May 2019

Globelet helping to minimise waste at iconic Wellington event

30,000 cups are normally used at the drink stations for the annual Wellington Round the Bays fun run event. Although cups used in the past were compostable or recyclable, event organiser’s Sport Wellington decided to make a change this year in a continued effort to minimise waste.

For the 2019 event, which saw thousands of people take to the streets, Sport Wellington trialled a new approach, partnering with Globelet to provide reusable, washable cups.

“Partnering with Globelet for the 2019 event allowed us to become the first large-scale running event in Australasia to utilise reusable cups at all water stations,” said John Grieve, Event Director, Sport Wellington.

Sport Wellington has now brought Globelet onboard as the sponsor for the Half Marathon category for the 2020 and 2021 Round the Bays events as well. Globelet will continue to provide cups for the whole event, keeping 60,000 throw-away cups off Wellington’s streets.

“Globelet was immensely proud to have achieved the goal of eliminating 30,000 single-use cups from the Wellington waste stream,” said Guy Hobson, NZ Business Development Manager, Globelet. “The partnership formed with the progressive team…