The Daily Green article goes on to say that Ming has pledged to “work with young people around the world to raise awareness about green issues and to try to inspire them to plant trees, use energy-efficient light bulbs, harvest rain water and personally advocate for a healthier environment.”

As he represents his home country in the Beijing Olympic Games, Ming said “as the world celebrates the Beijing Olympic Games, I would also like to call upon the organizers of all major sports events in the world to make sure they use public transport facilities, build proper waste management systems and use greener forms of energy.”

Attention to the environment has been a key part of the 2008 Beijing games.

Earth2Tech has a list of ten companies who have provided some eco-friendly equipment for the games. Everybody from LED lighting experts Cree, who provided LED displays for the swimming cube and the bird’s nest National Stadium, to companies like GE who are involved in all kinds of projects at the games, including wind turbines, solar lighting and even rainwater recycling.

Hong Kong
While most events will be held in Beijing, the equestrian events will be taking place in newly built facilities in Hong Kong. Horse events are not new in Hong Kong – the race track has been an important part of the city since it was created by the British.

The new facilities have been designed and constructed to respect the environment. Internal structures are use bamboo; the rubber floors are all made from recycled tyres and all the organic waste is collected and taken to a worm farm to be converted into natural fertilizer.