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Te Awamutu Sustainability Champions 2014/15
WINNER JANUARY 2015:
MCDONALD’S
Investing $10,000
into LED lighting
and $45,000 into
more efficient
fryers, the
McDonald’s in
Te Awamutu is
well-deserving of
the Sustainability
Champion Award
for showing leadership in energy efficiency.
By switching to energy-saving alternatives and creating a
‘start-up schedule’ for their cooking equipment, they are
set to make savings of approximately $12,000 per year.
These savings will increase as they replace their street
signage and remaining indoor lights with LED.
“ We are interested in finding ideas that save money or are
good for customers, even if they cost money.”
Tony Rowland, Managing Director at McDonald’s in Te Awamutu.
The McDonald’s in Te Awamutu is located on 35 Sloane
Street and can be contacted by calling 07 870 2044.
WINNER FEBRUARY 2015:
SHABBY CHIC
The principle
of ‘reduce,
reuse, recycle’ is
incorporated into
Shabby Chic’s core
business practices.
The retail shop
sells pre-loved
clothing and
accessories, which
fundamentally have a lower environmental impact than
new clothing. But in addition to this, there are a number
of other activities taking place that make the business
more environmentally sustainable: tags, string and
other resources are reused, customers are offered their
purchases in bags made from recycled paper, journey
planning is used to source supplies so trips are minimal
and multipurpose, and the doors are kept closed when the
heating is on to increase heating efficiency.
Shabby Chic is a retail shop selling unique, vintage
and designer second hand clothing. It is located at 322
Alexandra Street.
Sustainability Champion Awards
Susan Trodden, CEO Te Awamutu Chamber of Commerce and
Councilor Stuart Kneebone, Waikato Regional Council, Ange and
Tony Rowland, Managing Directors at McDonald’s in Te Awamutu.