WRRC finalist in national awards
Published on 05 November 2014
5 November 2014
The Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre (WRRC) has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards in the ‘Community Innovation Award’ category.
The awards, which have run for the last 12 years, recognise and celebrate businesses which have committed to sustainability.
Nominees in the ‘community innovation’ category were selected for creating products and services which build, rather than erode, communities as well as address social needs, provide employment and invest in cultural and community initiatives. The WRRC is one of four finalists.
There are four award categories: renewables, mega efficiency, community and restorative. This is the first time the WRRC has been involved in the awards.
Sustainable Whanganui Business Network’s Duncan Sinclair entered the WRRC into the awards because of its partnerships with other organisations and the community, its commitment to the Wanganui District Council’s Waste Minimisation Plan and its goal of reducing landfill waste and providing education.
Whanganui Resource Recovery Centre Trustees Cr Jack Bullock and Graham Pearson (of Sustainable Whanganui) are delighted that the Trust is a finalist and say the recognition is well-deserved.
“The Trust, as well as community groups dedicated to sustainability, have worked really hard to make the Centre what it is today,” Cr Bullock said.
“Obviously those who selected the four finalists in our category were impressed too!
“The Resource Recovery Centre is just one innovative and forward-thinking organisation in a district full of innovation. We are considering our future for everyone in our community and those to come.”
Mr Pearson says he is excited the first year of WRRC’s operation has seen so many new initiatives develop and that being chosen for an award category recognises this.
“We are providing provide win/win outcomes for all those involved, and the district, as we move towards a Zero Waste community.”
The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on November 18 in Auckland.