Plastic cups from 2018 FIFA World Cup used to make soccer pitch in Russia
18 April 2019 |
10:04 am
A soccer pitch has been unveiled in Sochi, made entirely from recycled beer cups from the 2018 FIFA World Cup as part of a drive to be 'socially responsible' with plastic.
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