C&D Waste Processing Facility Opens in Porirua - Demo Day a Resounding Success
On the 22nd of May, the Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste sector gathered at Broken Hill Road, Porirua, for an exciting milestone: the official opening of a new C&D waste processing facility and a live Demo Day showcasing the full processing plant in action.
A Facility Built for the Future
The new facility, a partnership between Porirua City Council and WasteCo NZ, marks a significant step forward in tackling one of New Zealand's most pressing waste challenges. National landfill waste analysis shows that up to 70% of material sent to landfill comes from construction and demolition waste - a staggering figure with enormous potential for change.
By providing the industry with a practical alternative to landfill, the facility is designed to seed the development of a circular economy within the local construction sector. It will also create employment opportunities and open pathways for resource recovery that benefit the wider Wellington region. The project received support from the Waste Minimisation Fund, administered by the Ministry for the Environment, and counts Kāpiti Coast District Council and Hutt City Council among its regional partners - both councils committed to driving down C&D waste in their own communities.
The Plant in Full Flight
The Demo Day gave customers, and industry partners a rare opportunity to see the entire processing line running live. The Equip2 equipment on display represented a complete end-to-end C&D processing solution:
• Shredder - primary size reduction of incoming construction and demolition material
• Scalping screen - separating material into coarse and fine fractions for further processing
• Density separator - dividing materials by weight to isolate recoverable resources
• Picking station - enabling manual and assisted sorting of recovered materials
• Keestrack K5 with Flip-Flow screen - high-performance screening of difficult, sticky, or wet materials.
Watching the full plant run together gave attendees a clear picture of just how much value can be recovered from what would otherwise end up in landfill.
What Comes Next
With the facility now open and operational, the focus turns to growing volumes, building industry relationships, and demonstrating the commercial and environmental case for C&D recycling at scale. For Equip2, this project is a strong example of what's possible when the right equipment, the right partners, and the right ambition come together.
We look forward to seeing this facility grow and setting up more projects like it across New Zealand.
