The practice could divert more than 3,000 tonnes of waste from the landfill, but comes at a higher cost than demolition, a staff report says. “It’s really addressing a major area of waste generation here in the city of Victoria, which is construction waste,” Rory Tooke, manager of sustainability, assets and support services, told council this week. “It is identified as probably one of the most impactful initiatives we can take when it comes to waste production.” Up to 37 per cent of the city’s landfill material comes from the construction sector, and about half of that waste is generated through demolition, said Christine Woodhouse, the city’s sustainable waste management specialist.