Knauf partners with Colts to collect glass in End Zone Tailgate parking lot

Reporter's note: This article originally ran in the Aug. 17 edition of The Shelbyville News. 

Photo provided: Knauf Insulation began collecting glass to recycle at the End Zone Tailgate parking lot outside Lucas Oil Stadium during Sunday’s preseason game. They will continue to be set up at home games throughout the season to collect glass bottles and set up activities for tailgaters to participate in. The goal is to raise awareness about the company and its sustainability efforts.

By HANNAH GUNNELL

Indianapolis Colts fans may not be allowed to bring glass bottles inside Lucas Oil Stadium, but they are allowed to have them in the End Zone Tailgate parking lot.

With that in mind, Knauf Insulation has partnered with the organization to collect glass bottles to recycle during this season’s football games.

“We have a three-year partnership with the Colts now, and we did this partnership for a number of reasons,” Knauf Sr. Manager of Brand and Marketing Amanda Hampton said. “The Indianapolis community is so close to Shelbyville – I mean, it’s a 30-minute drive – to bring awareness of Knauf to that community is something we really wanted to do.”

Read more at https://www.shelbynews.com/news/knauf-partners-with-colts-to-collect-glass-in-end-zone-tailgate-parking-lot/article_26fecb14-c6d2-5a5b-8808-c92c5149658f.html.