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Let’s talk construction and demolition waste (reduction)

By Sven Herselman on June 28th, 2022 in Construction and demolition, Events
3R running tradie breakfast on construction and demolition waste

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste accounts for nearly half of all material going to landfill in New Zealand.

With growing customer demand for sustainability, a shortage of construction materials and a waste levy kicking in from 1 July at landfills that take construction and demolition waste, now’s the time for the industry to tackle the issue.

We’ve working with the Hastings District Council to get the conversation started in the construction and demolition sector in Hawke’s Bay through a series of breakfasts.

We’re inviting everyone in the sector, from the smallest operators to the biggest players, to join us at the tradie-friendly start time of 7am, over three dates – we’re even throwing in a coffee and a pie for breakfast.

23 August, 7am

A look at the principles of reducing waste, the size of the problem, what’s happening in the space and what you can start to do.

Hastings District Council will talk about the findings of their SWAP (solid waste assessment protocol), looking at the size of the problem and the breakdown of construction waste going to landfill.

With: Hastings District Council, 3R Group

6 September, 7am

Material recovery strategies – how to reduce waste once it gets on your site and how to reduce your waste off site. How to communicate with your team about waste and potential material outflows and second life material options.

With: Bin Hire, Atkin Construction and Wharariki Trust

20 September, 7am

The final event will look at procurement and design and its impact on reducing waste.

With: Mitre 10, Goldpine and DCA Architects of Transformation.

Location: 3R Group, 207 Karamu Road North

Register here

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New Zealand is “one of the highest generators of waste per person in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)”. The way we currently produce and manage our waste is not sustainable.

The current economy in New Zealand is linear: this equates to a process of take-make-use-dispose. The aim of the government is to move towards a circular economy.

A circular economy can refer to either biological or technical materials.

With biological materials, the cycle could be defined as make-consume-enrich. In this cycle waste returns to the environment and enriches the land.

A technical materials cycle may be more like make-use-return. In a technical materials cycle waste is repurposed and used to make something new.

Whether you need help with biological materials, technical materials, or both; 3R can partner with your business to assess your current waste, then help you reduce it.