Posted on 01/16/2019 2:30:28 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
It’s not just in Mario Kart—banana peels can be a real problem for many races around the country, not only causing hazards for runners and spectators, but leaving massive amounts of rotting waste behind for volunteers to clean up.
Chiquita, the massive international fruit producer, is taking steps to change that. When the gun of the Walt Disney World 5K went off at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, it signaled the start of Chiquita’s new role as the official banana sponsor of the entire Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, as well as other runDisney events throughout the year.
The move is part of a larger strategy from Chiquita to strengthen its environmental responsibility practices, according to FreshPlaza, which covers fruit and vegetable news.
On the front end, Chiquita has donated over 100,000 bananas to race organizers, according to AndNowUKnow, another produce industry news outlet. But to keep things sustainable, each of the weekend’s four main races will feature Chiquita-branded waste receptacles in strategically-chosen spots along the course designed to dissuade runners or their supporters from simply tossing used peels on the ground.
(Excerpt) Read more at runnersworld.com ...
No mo’ slippin’ on other runners’ banana peels at Disney!
DANG!
Why, I oughta...
Why not spread the banana peels along the Southern border?
Ten banana peels will get you a Huawei smart phone.
Mmmm, banana peels are compost pile gold.
The peels are a great addition to compost. Roses love them
They gonna cover the stairs to the congress building, then pull the fire alarm?
In Singapore, we slathered them on the ways to launch new ships. Worked as well as grease, and we didn’t have to clean up after.
Okay, who schedules a 5K at 5:30 am? Are they trying to make the early-bird breakfast at Scotty's?
I'm pretty sure the race will be over before wake-up-call guy gets to me on his list, like I was going to answer anyway.
Wow. People waste food like this when people go hungry?
I was thinking more along the lines of hog feed.
Absolutely! Save all mine, cut them into small squares, and compost them all. We haven’t thrown out anything compostible (is that a word?) in years, recycling all. (any I’m not a liberal snowflake!)...
Plenty of farm land around. Dig a damn hole and bury the skins. They will enrich the soil.
What a stupid article. Think of all the extra CO2 that will be produced by the runners...now how “green” is that? Plus the bacteria causing decomposition produce CO2 also. Calling Al Gore. Shut down the race now!!!!!!
We have all been recycling long before the snowfakes “discovered” it. Brown paper bags used as weed suppression, glass bottles returned for deposit refund,
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