The US Open’s Green Initiatives for 2010 include:
* A consumer waste recycling program for plastic and cans and an operational recycling program for cardboard and glass cover 100% of the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
* Following the US Open, approximately 20,000 Wilson tennis ball cans are recycled. The 60,000 Wilson tennis balls used during the US Open are reused for NTC programming and then donated to community/youth programs.
* There will be 225,000 US Open souvenir-style shopping bags designed for multiple uses with a “recycle and reuse” message printed on the bottom, and a reusable tote bag will be available at merchandise stands for $5.
* 2.4 million napkins in the general concessions area are composed of 90 percent post-consumer waste, and all US Open-related printed materials (US Open program), marketing collateral, tickets and the Daily Drawsheet, among others) are composed of at least 30 percent post-consumer waste.
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