Innovative timber covers replace single use plastic

A joint project by Unitec, Mitre 10 MEGA and Naylor Love has been working to identify where and what types of plastic appear in building projects to design out waste.

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste contributes at least 10,000 tonnes to the amount of plastic landfilled in Auckland annually. But, since construction waste is usually not sorted by material, there is limited data on the potential to divert materials from landfill.

A joint project by Unitec, Mitre 10 MEGA and Naylor Love has been working to identify where and what types of plastic appear in building projects to design out waste where possible.

READ MORE HERE at Auckland Council’s www.makethemostofwaste.co.nz