Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe SEATTLE, March 23 (UPI) -- Officials with the Seattle Mariners said fans attending this season's games may receive small bags of compost as free giveaways. Scott Jenkins, Mariners vice president for ballpark operations, said the compost is made by Cedar Grove Composting from ballpark waste including leftover food, packaging, cups and utensils, The Seattle Times reported Tuesday. Advertisement Jenkins said the idea came from Monday's meeting of officials from six sports teams in the Northwest. The meeting created the Green Sports Alliance, a non-profit aimed at making the sports industry more environmentally friendly. "We've had a culture of consumption," Jenkins said. "We need to have a culture of conservation."
