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Can football have an impact on saving the planet?
The Regenerators take a match-day trip to Gloucestershire’s Forest Green Rovers to explore if they are the greenest football team in the world.
Here, Jonelle Awomoyi takes a closer look at how each decision the club makes has a positive impact on the environment. From using the rainwater that lands on their stadium to irrigate the pitch to a fully vegan match-day menu. How the players kits are made up of old coffee granules and reused plastic and a GPS solar powered robot that keeps the pitch in peak condition.
The club also encourage an eco-friendly ethos when travelling to the game, with charge points for electric cars available around the ground and fans being encouraged to walk or cycle to the match.
Jonelle Awomoyi takes a closer look at Forest Green Rovers
Jonelle Awomoyi explores how Forest Green Rovers and their fans are putting the planet first ahead of their match against Northampton F.C.
Is this the greenest football club in the world?
It's match day here at Forest Green Rovers. The atmosphere is building and we're here to find out how the club are doing their bit to help the planet.
Forest Green Rovers collect rainwater that lands on the stadium and use it to water their pitch. That means it saves two hundred thousand litres of water. That's four thousand baths every year.
The Mobot? I'm all over this one. Oh, no.
The mow bot - not as you know it - is a GPS-directed solar powered lawn mower that keeps the pitch looking lit.
Like my new fit? Well, you may not be able to tell just by looking at it, but Forest Green Rover kits are made of used coffee granules and recycled plastics.
Now, you can't come to the world's first carbon neutral football club by any normal means of transport. The rules are simple - walk, cycle or if you have an eco friendly wip, there are electric charge points around the grounds.
Now to my best bit - the food. Back in 2015, the club went vegan to help the environment and to boost performance. Just ask Aguero or Messi. So your half time treat is a plant based burger, vegan fajitas or my personal favourite, the Q-Pie.
If Forest Green Rovers can do it, so can your team. Why not speak to your local club, fellow players and your mates to share a vision of greener football. There's only one thing left to do. Let's go and join the action. Come on Rovers!
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