Digging into New Zealand’s Waste: Sustainable Solutions for Construction Waste
The C&D sector accounts for about half of all waste going to landfills. Our presentation will address the whole waste hierarchy by discussing building out waste ("Refuse") at the design stage, working with suppliers and manufacturers to "Reduce" waste, and sorting and separating waste for "Reuse" and/or "Recycling".
We will demonstrate how we can minimise barriers to effective waste management on construction sites and how we have worked side by side with contractors to develop practical construction and demolition (C&D) waste solutions. Finally, we will discuss the implementation of waste management plans and how these may affect building consents from a Council perspective.
Speakers:
- Prof Terri-Ann Berry, Environmental Innovation Centre
- Nigel Benton, Auckland Region Master Builders
- Mark Roberts, Auckland Council
- Trudy Atherton, Building Out Waste