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What We're Reading: World Cup Carousing — With Reusable Cups

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What backs it

Toronto's FIFA Fan Festival zone at Fort implemented reusable cups during World Cup events, reducing single-use plastic waste from a major sporting event that attracts large crowds.

What it doesn’t mean

This does not prove systemic change in sports venue practices globally, nor does it address all waste generated at the event. The scale of impact and whether this continues beyond the World Cup is unclear from the excerpt.

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