| The 135,000 square-foot Cabarrus Arena & Events Center make a huge impact on the community and the events they attract to our city. We are commited to the effort of caring for our environment by developing methods to reduce, reuse and recycle in our everyday routines. Employees of SMG and Cabarrus County, as well as County officials, have engaged in a continuous commitment to be environmentally conscious by implementing green practices into facility operations. |
- Recycled paper products in rest Cabarrus Room rest rooms to minimize waste
- Occupancy sensors in Arena, Event Center and Gold Hall rest rooms
- Electric hand dryers in Arena, Event Center and Gold Hall rest rooms to reduce paper waste
- Low-Flow toilets in all Cabarrus Arena rest room facilities
- Utilize china, glass and silver ware for catered functions
- Serve water on tables by request only
- Serve locally grown products whenever possible
- Energy efficient HVAC system in Cabarrus Arena
- Work lights reduced to 50% for event move ins and move outs
- Meeting room lights are kept off when not in use
- Employee energy conservation awareness program
- Compact fluorescent light bulbs in public areas
- Environmentally green house keeping products
- On-site heavy equipment operating on clean burning propane
- Energy Management Programming in building support and environmental systems
- Centralized off-site use of heating and cooling services to reduce cost and impact to Cabarrus County
- Reserve office paper for only necessary use
- Eliminate Cabarrus Arena's desktop printers by utilizing one central printer / copier whenever possible
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- Reuse recycled bond paper for non-essential Cabarrus Arena documents
- Participate with local businesses in a county-wide composting program
- Provide Cabarrus Arena employees with reusable vessels for beverages
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- Recycle containers throughout the Cabarrus Arena, in offices, locker/dressing rooms and break areas
- Mandatory recycling of wood pallets, cardboard and paper for the facility and all general service contractors
- Kitchen grease recycling
- Purchase recycled paper products for Cabarrus Arena office use
- Promote an employee recycling program
- Recycle toner cartridges
- Participate in Cabarrus County's surplus programs to reduce landfill use
- Continually research green practices relating to public venues to implement during events
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- Our arena offers the latest trends in concession choices with all menu items bought, served and disposed of with a commitment to minimizing our "footprint" on the environment
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- Savor...integrates farm-to-table initiatives into all food and beverage operations. We intend to purchase local produce whenever possible to ensure the freshest of ingredients, allowing us to support the local economy by supporting regional farmers. Consequently, these actions will reduce "food miles," thus decreasing transportation emissions.
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- Savor...is committed to avoiding petroleum based products, including most plastics and Styrofoam with lead to pollution, toxicity and landfills. Additionally, we are adopting environmentally friendly utensils, service pieces and packaging made from corn and potato starch that quickly biodegrade. From concessions to suite catering, all packaging and utensils will be used with this policy.
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- Simply put, whatever is recyclable is recycled. Savor...will work with local companies and Cabarrus County's recycling programs to properly separate and handle all recyclable materials, ensuring reuse as their final destination. This endeavor extends to not only the ground level, but also to guests who will be provided labeled containers throughout the facility to dispose of waste in their proper recepticles.
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- Savor...will work with other local organizations to infiltrate a composting program utilizing food and facility waste. This practice will help local farmers enrich the soil while reducing the need for chemical additives, which enhances local farm equity and product freshness.
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- We actively seek / contract suppliers and vendors who make green initiatives a proirity in their daily business. These suppliers include local companies dedicated to environmentally sound practices, as well as national vendors who have made green practices an everyday objective.
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