Great photo from EcoCentral (formerly CCC2) showing one of the sites where all of the demoltion waste from the earthquake(s) is being sorted by Transpacific Industries Ltd.
Source: EcoCentral
demolition » Sift BlogPosts Tagged ‘demolition’Earthquake rubbleMonday, May 2nd, 2011 by AdminWhere Will All The Buildings Go?Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 by SophieRAs Christchurch works through day five, post earthquake, demolition of some of our most precious heritage sites is underway. Along with these heritage sites is the purposeful demolition of buildings of less historical importance, but ones that acted as landmarks within the inner suburbs.
Broken mortar, bricks, aluminum, glass, plastic piping, drains, concrete and the silt resulting from liquefaction – the next step will be figuring where all this useless material will be disposed. Certainly in times of emergency, recycling or careful disposal of building waste becomes irrelevant, as the priority remains clearing the streets of dangerous debris for the inhabitants of the city.
Is there room for future deliberation of how we dispose / recycle demolition waste when there is an emergency situation such as the events of 4th September 2010?
Currently there has been 17,000 claims made to EQC of house damage, and with the estimated cost climbing over $1 billion, the focus will no doubt turn to restoring or rebuilding as quickly and cheaply as possible. There will be an impact on Christchurch’s waste stream, but as with most post earthquake processes, the extent and repercussions of the damage will reveal itself in the months and years to come.
As Christchurch works through day five, post earthquake, demolition of some of our most precious heritage sites is underway. Along with these heritage sites is the purposeful demolition of buildings of less historical importance, but ones that acted as landmarks within the inner suburbs. Broken mortar, bricks, aluminum, glass, plastic piping, drains, concrete and the silt resulting from liquefaction – the next step will be figuring where all this useless material will be disposed. Certainly in times of emergency, recycling or careful disposal of building waste becomes irrelevant, as the priority remains clearing the streets of dangerous debris for the inhabitants of the city. Is there room for future deliberation of how we dispose / recycle demolition waste when there is an emergency situation such as the events of 4th September 2010? There has been 17,000 claims made to EQC of house damage* and with the estimated cost climbing over $1 billion, the focus will no doubt turn to restoring or rebuilding as quickly and cheaply as possible. There will be an impact on Christchurch’s waste stream, but as with most post earthquake processes, the extent and repercussions of the damage will reveal itself in the months and years to come.  Rubble from Christchurch Earthquake * Information sourced from www.stuff.co.nz
Reducing waste to landfill at workMonday, July 19th, 2010 by Admin Martha Stewart Living Test Kitchen Waste Station While catching up on some blog reading over the weekend I spied the above inspiring yet simple waste station in the test kitchen of Martha Stewart Living Omnidmedia in New York via Martha Stewart’s blog. You can just see that there are more bins on the other side as well. I love the Landfill sign “This is quit-zies no take backs” and that they have a bin for the chickens! What is great about this waste station is that it works within the function of that particular work space – the test kitchen; it includes a bin for organic waste (for the chickens) as well as the other types of waste recycling or recovery. Not only does the signage fit with the MSL brand but it is also super simple and easy to see what goes where. When it comes to reducing the amount of waste that goes to landfill from businesses and organisations it is interesting to note two things: 1) Anecdotal research* suggests that household waste accounts for about 3.8% of all waste to landfill (the rest is commercial and industrial and construction and demolition) and 2) for some reason those who recycle at home may not necessarily recycle at work. This shows that our next step to reduce waste to landfill needs to come in the commercial and industrial and construction and demolition areas. And the first easy step is to set up easy and efficient waste management in your own business. For some this might mean they have access to council provided bins or bags for others this will mean hiring bins from independent waste management businesses. Know the types of waste you produce and what the best way is to 1) reduce it and 2) to recycle it. Promote the benefits to reducing waste and installing an efficient waste management system to ensure buy in from all levels of the oraganisation. There will be benefits to the bottom line with cost savings for procurement (buying less paper) and waste managment (reducing to a smaller bin). Make it relevant to your staff, easy to use and understand and possibly a little fun with some good signage. Lots of internal communications on the hows and whys is important. It is also good to consider all types of workers in your business and organisation and how they produce waste. If you have people that spend most of their time on the road install a couple of small bags in their vehicles to take the rubbish. Office bound workers can walk a short distance to a centralised waste station on each floor or house the waste station in the cafeteria or work kitchen. It is also important that those who empty the waste bins understand the importance of ensuring the right waste goes into the right bin that is collected by your council – don’t forget to talk to the cleaners too. You could even promote this to your customers, suppliers and visitors. Work with suppliers to reduce packaging, work with customers to move to less packaging for your own product or service and promote the waste management system to visitors so they know what to do with the waste they might bring with them (like lunch packaging!). Recognition and awareness of the waste your business or organisation produces, reducing that waste and then moving to a long term efficient waste system will have benefits for the environment, for the bottom line and for your brand value. Here are some other waste station ideas:  MSL recycling centre  Recycling Frame from Matteria Shop via BLtd  Re-Nest Recycling Station  Recycle Bins from Lowes  The SIFT Office Waste System - Organics, Landfill, Recycling I have noticed that a lot of the links I have included are American based. There are some great New Zealand companies around that provide different bins for different uses for waste management and even just suping up some old cardboard boxes will do the trick. For Cantabrians try Agpac who stock Urba bins. You can get an organics bin like the one in the SIFT photo as well as great stackable bins for all your different waste streams. We would love to see any creative or just plain practical office or business recycling. Send us your photos and we will post them here on the SIFT blog. Images: MSL Recycling Centre, Matteria Shop Frame, Re-Nest Recycling Station, Lowes. *From Richard Lloyd at Becon Bargains to be had at CRC Salvage – closing down soon.Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 by AdminWe had a bit of a Sift group outing yesterday morning and visited CRC Salvage on Orbell Street, here in Christchurch. CRC Salvage has long been one of the top places to visit if you wanted to pick up salvaged demolition waste such as old doors, pallets of bricks, windows, vintage sinks with pedestals, old timber (some rimu) but, with the closing down of CRC Salvage a few months ago the buildings are now to be torn down for new ones and all the stock must go in the next few weeks. There are many bargains still to be had on items that will end up in landfill if they are not sold.  CRC Salvage Suprisingly, the main CRC building dates back to 1865 and is currently (but not for much longer) the oldest industrial building left in Christchurch. The large brick building beside it was built not long after. Demolition waste (all the bits that make buildings like stairs, window surrounds, glass, metal work etc) would normally have gone straight to the tip (or other niche recyclers) but CRC Salvage were able to sell it on to others who could reuse it. CRC Salvage will be gone soon but you can definitely still pick up a great deal some of which will be on Trademe. We spotted some lovely old bottles, lights, lots of doors and when the main building is torn down there will be some kauri wood available too.  CRC Salvage 1865 building Head down to CRC Salvage now on 123 Orbell Street or phone John on 366 2514 or 0274 328 335. He is willing to take any offers or it could be free. Here is more information from the Canterbury Heritage blog about the demolition of the CRC Salvage buildings. |
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