Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) is bringing a playful new recycling activation to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, installing interactive Ballot Bins at sporting venues across the city to encourage visitors and spectators to recycle their empty drinks containers.
Created in partnership with environmental charity Hubbub, each bin poses a light-hearted question and features two openings, inviting spectators to cast their vote by placing their empty drinks container into the corresponding side, making recycling more engaging, visible and fun.
The high-tech ballot bins will use sensors to count the containers deposited and will keep track of scores on a digital screen.
The questions look to celebrate all things Glasgow, Scotland and the Games, inviting fans to vote on a range of contested topics with their preferences, including examples such as:
- Caramel wafers or Teacakes
- Kilts or trews
- Haggis or roast dinner
- Personal best or gold medal
- 100m sprint or marathon
- Highland cow or Nessie
- Ceilidh hero or ceilidh hazard
The activation aims to encourage people to dispose of their containers responsibly and hopes to demonstrate how playful prompts can help make positive environmental behaviours more appealing.
“The Commonwealth Games will bring thousands of people together to enjoy world-class sport, and we’re doing our bit to help spectators to recycle while they are here in Glasgow," said Jo Padwick, CCEP Senior Sustainability Manager.
“Our Ballot Bins turn a simple everyday action into something fun that everyone can take part in. Whether fans are backing Nessie, a gold medal or the 100m sprint, every vote is also a reminder to dispose of empty drinks containers responsibly.”
Selina Donald, Sustainability Lead at Glasgow 2026, said: “We are excited to welcome visitors from across Scotland and the Commonwealth to Glasgow 2026 and to see them engaging with recycling in such an imaginative way. Activations like this can make sustainable choices more visible and enjoyable, helping us work together with spectators and partners to deliver a greener Games.”