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Reuse for the Win! Reducing Waste in Sports
Episode 81

Reuse for the Win! Reducing Waste in Sports

Hear from Roger McClendon, Executive Director of the Green Sports Alliance as he talks about the potential for zero waste innovation at sports venues and the importance of holistically approaching sustainability for people, planet, and the bottom line.

The Indisposable Podcast®

March 17, 202235m 4s

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Show Notes

Roger McClendon is the Executive Director of the Green Sports Alliance (GSA), a trade organization that convenes stakeholders from around the sporting world to promote healthy, waste-free communities where we live and play. Learn about Roger’s journey from being a superstar college basketball player, to founding the Chief Sustainability Officer role at Yum Brands (parent company to KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, among others), to focusing on sustainability for both people and planet at the GSA. Host Matt Prindiville welcomes Roger on the show to talk about the positive changes happening at sporting venues and about sustainability as an essential business strategy not only for the environment but for the bottom line.

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