Overview
The BRANZ Resource recovery map has been created out of the need for people in the Construction and Demolition (C&D) industry to easily locate known facilities throughout Aotearoa New Zealand to manage C&D waste responsibly.
Existing and planned facility locations are updated from data provided. While we do our best to ensure this information is accurate, errors in the data may occur. BRANZ recommends contacting facilities prior to travelling to locations.
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- Is there a location that needs correcting?
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Features:
- Address look up
- Reset map
- Resource recovery results
- Accepted waste stream filter
- Ministry for the Environment: Waste facilities and disposal information
- Existing and planned facility types
Search an address to view information about the resource recovery sites nearby.
You can use this map in several ways:
- type a street address in the search box and click the search button
- zoom out to view facilities in the current city
- double clicking a facility dot on the map will show the location details on the left panel
- type in a territorial authority, and select from the dropdown to see all results
- using the filter, toggle your preferred waste stream and view results
- view the latest in Ministry for the Environment waste data
Accepted waste streams:
- aggregate
- cardboard
- combined C&D
- concrete
- flooring
- metal
- ferrous
- general
- other packaging
- plasterboard
- plastics
- timber
- mixed/unknown
- untreated
- treated
- specialist C&D
Resource recovery facility definitions:
Recycling
Facility that reprocesses waste or diverted materials to produce the same or a different material of similar value, or is the collection point for individual waste stream recycling.
Sorting
Facility that separates and sorts mixed material streams into individual materials for recycling or circular construction services.
Service
Services that support or enable various circular and/or waste management construction activities and/or the resource recovery system ie. drop-off locations for takeback or product stewardship schemes, reuse/repair/repurpose, deconstruction, or material collections, transfer, and logistics.
Disposal
The final (or more than short-term) destination for deposit of waste into or onto land set apart for that purpose, or energy recovery from waste.
In alignment with:
- The Waste Minimisation Act 2008
- 2023 NZ Waste Strategy
- Download Ministry for the Environment Waste and resource recovery infrastructure and services stocktake - Project summary report (PDF)
The 2024 REBRI: Reducing building material waste refresh has been a partnership with the Ministry for the Environment.
Updated: 4 November 2024