Pollstar (07/29/25) Pittman, Sarah

Championed by the Plastic Free Foundation, Plastic Free July was recognized and embraced at a number of live events this past month. Among the most recent plastic-free triumphs in the live events space was A1RWATER being announced as the official water of the NBA's Miami Heat. That went into effect in July. Zach Ruiz, Sustainability Manager for the Miami Heat, says A1RWATER is being offered at every Heat home game and non-NBA events at the Kaseya Center in its concession stands. He states, "A1RWATER is an innovative partnership that harvests water from the humidity in the air. It prides itself on providing consumers with a circular bottled water solution that avoids the use of single-use plastics while providing aluminum can options. Just prior to July 1, GOAL — a sustainability-driven membership and support network for sports, entertainment and live event venues — teamed up with nonprofit environmental advocacy group Ocean Conservancy to announce the "Protect Where We Play Tour" to reduce plastic waste with Bold Reuse managing all reusable cup operations at participating concerts and sporting events.

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