Working with hospitality and foodservice provider Delaware North, the stadium team adopted an all-aluminium approach to serving drinks across the ten shows.
All draught beers and cocktails were served in reusable, aluminium cups. The cups replaced around 400,000 traditional plastic cups making the recycling process quicker and safer.
Traditional cardboard food packaging was also replaced with biodegradable seaweed-based containers. The packaging – created by Notpla – is free from a plastic coating and capable of breaking down naturally like fruit peel in any environment.
Wembley Stadium’s waste and recycling provider Veolia reported impressive recycling rates across the residency, with a high of 72% on night five. The overall waste collected was also down by almost a third compared to other concert residencies.
A Wembley spokesperson said: “Coldplay’s record-breaking residency at Wembley Stadium gave us the opportunity to test new ways of advancing our sustainability goals.
“These initiatives enabled us to explore innovative approaches while still delivering a first-class experience for fans. With the strong support and engagement of our guests, we achieved record levels of recycling and waste reduction, demonstrating that large-scale events at Wembley can be both world-class and sustainable.”