Sustainability Highlights
Concessions
- Coors Field has refillable water stations throughout the Ballpark. You can bring your own water bottle into the park.
- The Rockies are unveiling a new plant-based food stand in 2024 featuring compostable and recyclable service ware.
- In 2023, partnering with Filta Fry, the Rockies saved over 100,000 pounds of cooking oil and recycled another 23,000 pounds of cooking oil. This reduction in environmental impact is equivalent to planting 3,351 trees.
- The Coors Field Garden was the first Ballpark Garden in Major League Baseball and helps promote sustainable food sourcing and itsĄŻ produce is used inside the Ballpark.
Coors Field Waste Diversion
- The Rockies recycled over 1,500 pallets in 2023, equivalent to 20 cords of wood, or 3,000 bundles of firewood.
- The Rockies recycle over 15 tons of aluminum, plastic, and glass each year, enough to produce 1,000 large mountain bikes.
- The Rockies recycle 125 tons of cardboard each year.
- The Rockies have a composting program where they compost grass clippings, food waste, and much more.
Energy
- The Rockies have electric vehicle charging stations in their main parking garage.
- The Sports Lights were changed to LED fixtures for the 2019 season. The Old fixtures used 766,656 kWh of energy. The new LED fixtures use 378,972 kWh of energy ¨C a savings of 387,684 kWh- enough to power 53 US homes for a year.
- In 2020, the original boilers for the stadium were changed to new energy efficient boilers. The old boilers in a peak heating month used 6,482 MBtu and the new boilers in a peak heating month use 1,530 MBtu. A savings of 4,952 MBtu/month in peak heating.
- The Rockies have solar energy panels above the fountain in Centerfield, as well as above the parking garage.
- The Rockies field heating system changed from electric to hydro, resulting in energy savings and a reduced environmental impact.