Construction waste

• save on waste disposal costs (particularly as landfill costs rise annually from July 2021)
• make money from selling usable materials or fixtures, or recycling scrap metal
• reduce your costs in needing to buy less new materials for upcoming projects
• reduce costs for purchase and transport of wasted materials
• avoid possible non-compliance costs and delays. 

• win contracts for projects that specify waste reduction requirements, or attract clients who want to 'do the right thing'
• improve client satisfaction and your company image, and encourage repeat business
• help attract and retain employees.

To learn more on the benefits of reducing construction waste, and how to implement changes, download our guide below.

Since the requirement for a Construction Waste Reduction Plan was introduced by NPDC in August 2021, we have been working with a wide range of building consent applicants and construction and demolition companies to complete their Construction Waste Reduction Plans.

So far, construction companies that have completed Construction Waste Reduction Plans for underway projects include Bruce the Builder, Chris Bell Construction, Clelands Construction, Custom Construction, Downer, Kiwispan NZ, Leighs Construction, Livingston Building, Nikau Construction, Pepper Construction, Profound Group, and Steve Ekdahl.

Congratulations to these companies for implementing changes within their sites and teams in order to plan for waste reduction and track quantities and end destinations of waste materials.

If you would like to request a presentation for your project management or site team, please get in touch with a NPDC Commercial Waste Minimisation Officer.

In order to keep usable and recyclable materials out of landfill, your company will need to be aware of available local solutions.

In the Construction Waste Reduction Plan Guide we have listed the best practice destination for common construction materials. We’ve also put together a list of local providers who will reuse construction materials, as well as a list of recyclers.

Please download the guide and refer to pages 9-15 for full details.

The Guide will continue to be reviewed and updated over time, so continue to check back here for the latest version. For example, treated timber was updated in the guide in Dec 2022, as it can now be recycled from New Plymouth.