The Principality Stadium (previously the Millennium Stadium) was the first venue in the UK to achieve the British Standard Sustainable Management Systems for events. It has been recognised for its efforts to minimise its carbon impact, reuse material resources, reduce waste and increase recycling. The Stadium began its sustainable venture in 2010 and gained its certification within the first 12 months.
The stadium worked with WRAP (Waste Resource Action Programme) to carry out a workshop session with their main suppliers to gather information and gain technical knowledge in resource efficiency – including any initiatives to reduce waste and generate savings. The workshops identified areas where both the stadium and suppliers could achieve these goals through returning, reducing and reusing packaging. By working with their supply chain, the stadium directed 71.52 tonnes of waste from landfill and a consequent reduction of 28.5 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
The Millennium Stadium is aiming to continually improve the sustainability of its operations, and this includes identifying ways to reduce and recycle waste. Potential savings identified from the programme amounted to over 78 tonnes of waste, reducing the stadium's costs by over £21,000 per year. .
