{"id":19128,"date":"2019-04-29T02:54:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/london-marathon-takes-a-small-step-to-go-green\/"},"modified":"2019-04-29T02:54:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:54:00","slug":"london-marathon-takes-a-small-step-to-go-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/london-marathon-takes-a-small-step-to-go-green\/","title":{"rendered":"London Marathon Takes A Small Step To Go Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ftpimagefix\" style=\"float:left\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/04\/29\/718165029\/london-marathon-takes-a-small-step-to-go-green?utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=sports\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.npr.org\/include\/images\/facebook-default-wide.jpg?s=1400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The BBC reports 47,000 plastic water bottles were tossed at last year&#8217;s race. This year, organizers gave runners edible water pods. They&#8217;re biodegradable because they&#8217;re made from seaweed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-label=\"Transcript\">\n    <b><br \/>\n        <b><\/b><br \/>\n    <\/b><\/p>\n<p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <\/p>\n<p>Good morning. I&#8217;m David Greene. Eliud Kipchoge won the London Marathon yesterday for a fourth time. That&#8217;s a record, and that is amazing. And in other news, the marathon took a small step to go green. The BBC reports, last year, racers and onlookers tossed 47,000 plastic water bottles. This year, organizers tried to prevent a mess. They gave runners edible water pods. They&#8217;re biodegradable because they&#8217;re made from seaweed. The startup that makes them says they&#8217;re tasteless. It&#8217;s MORNING EDITION.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2019 NPR.  All rights reserved.  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This year, organizers gave runners edible water pods. They&#8217;re biodegradable because they&#8217;re made from seaweed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-label=\"Transcript\">\n    <b><br \/>\n        <b><\/b><br \/>\n    <\/b><\/p>\n<p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <\/p>\n<p>Good morning. I&#8217;m David Greene. Eliud Kipchoge won the London Marathon yesterday for a fourth time. That&#8217;s a record, and that is amazing. And in other news, the marathon took a small step to go green. The BBC reports, last year, racers and onlookers tossed 47,000 plastic water bottles. This year, organizers tried to prevent a mess. They gave runners edible water pods. They&#8217;re biodegradable because they&#8217;re made from seaweed. The startup that makes them says they&#8217;re tasteless. It&#8217;s MORNING EDITION.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2019 NPR.  All rights reserved.  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