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2021
Activists and residents criticize Subaru Park waste partnership
Public backlash
Chester residents and environmental activists criticized the Philadelphia Union–Subaru partnership, arguing that sending non-recyclable stadium waste to a local incinerator would burden the community. An activist accused the companies of greenwashing; Covanta defended the partnership and disputed the scope of community concern.
Company response
Denial — Covanta Holding Corp.
“We are aware of a small group of activists spreading misinformation flyers at Union games, but have not seen broad concern from the Chester community about Subaru Park avoiding landfills and utilizing waste-to-energy for managing non-recyclable waste,” Reagan said.
Source excerpt
He accuses the companies of “greenwashing” their behavior — “pretending that something polluting is actually a green activity,” Ewall said.
Frustrated by news of the partnership, nearly two dozen people from Chester and elsewhere in Delaware County gathered at the stadium May 31 to hand out flyers highlighting their concern to Union fans before a match.
Non-recyclable trash from the stadium will be burned at the incinerator in Chester operated by Covanta Holding Corp. — the company some residents of the city and environmental activists accuse of currently polluting the air.