Used soft drink bottles being refilled as waste-management procedure, not for re-sale, says DDCA in response to viral video | Cricket News
3 min readUpdated: Feb 13, 2026 01:53 PM IST The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) has issued a clarification after a video went viral of a vendor seemingly refilling cold-drink bottles from used cups, stating that it was being done as part of a waste management procedure. A spectator recorded and shared a video that is claimed to be shot at the Arun Jaitley Stadium during a T20 World Cup match. In the video, a vendor can be seen emptying left-over drinks from cups into bottles. The person taking the video alleged that these drinks will now go on sale again during the next match. The video came amid allegations of high prices being charged inside the stadium. The DDCA, however, has said that the activity has been misinterpreted. “In the instance shown in the video, the vendor, while segregating wet and dry waste, poured the unused beverage back into the bottle prior to disposal as part of the waste collection process,” the statement read. “The bottles were subsequently collected, segregated and processed in …
