The FIM was one of the first international sporting federations to have signed an agreement with the United Nations Environmental Programme, at the end of 2006. This year, the FIM increased the number of celebrations of World Environment Day around the world over the past week during FIM World Championship events, in order to underline the importance of protecting the environment. This weekend, the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya, seventh round of the FIM MotoGP World Championship, will be the most ecologically sound MotoGP event to date. Organised by Dorna and the FIM, a visit to a plastic material recycling factory took place today with 125cc and 250cc riders. Another celebration will take place tomorrow at the Circuit de Catalunya with MotoGP riders taking part in the recycling of various items, a process available to all members of the public who attend the race weekend. The Circuit de Catalunya was recently awarded the ISO14001:2004 for Environmental Management Standards. This entails having on site over 300 yellow recycling recipients (for plastic, cans and other packaging), and 9 further blue containers for card and paper in areas such as the press room. Furthermore the racetrack is completely accessible by local public transport systems during the weekend (train and bus). It is expected that during this first year of implementation, the circuit will generate up to 100 tons worth of recyclable material.