Construction waste: getting rid of "skip culture"

Local councils estimate that 40 to 50 per cent of total waste going to landfills is from construction and demolition.

The Tamaki Regeneration Company is repurposing and recycling 2500 old state houses.

The Tamaki Regeneration Company is repurposing and recycling 2500 old state houses.

Tara Moala (second from L) withTom Ngapera, Margaret Ngapera, and Carla Perese - from Faith Family Connect. They received this house to refurbish.

Many of the old state houses were built with native timber

Local councils estimate that 40 to 50 per cent of total waste going to landfills is construction and demolition waste. Much of this could be diverted if it were sorted at the start.

Susie speaks with Joe Youssef, founder and "chief encourager" of All Heart New Zealand, which partners with corporates to redirect and repurpose redundant and unwanted items.

So far it has diverted 3 million kilograms of redundant materials from the corporate sector away from landfills.

Susie also speaks with Tara Moala is with the Tamaki Regeneration Company about the programme she's running to repurpose and recycle 2500 old state houses.