Construction and Demolition Waste

Waste from construction and demolition (C&D) forms a significant part of the waste going to York Valley Landfill, and also represents a loss of valuable resources which could be reused.

In addition to this, greenhouse gas emissions from building, operating and removing buildings means that New Zealand’s built environment is responsible for around 20% of the country’s carbon footprint.

Check out our Construction Waste Diversion directory (1.7MB PDF) where you will find lots of options to keep construction and demolition waste out of landfill.

Council deconstructed the Mediterranean Warehouse in Nelson. Learn more information about how this project was delivered (3.3MB PPTX).

To learn more about this area, here are some useful resources:

• BRANZ (the Building Research Association of New Zealand) has an extensive range of resources, including for deconstruction:  www.branz.co.nz/sustainable-building/reducing-building-waste/planning/planning-deconstruction/

The Zero Waste Network have made an open access Construction & Deconstruction resource pack. https://padlet.com/ZWNAotearoa/canddpack

If you are looking for more information or have a case study to share, please contact rethinkwaste@ncc.govt.nz .