Alex Hawthorne and Dylan Bull were working in demolition services and decided not enough was being done to make use of building materials when a structure was taken down.
Most of it was smashed by a bulldozer and thrown into the skip, adding to the construction industry's 50 per cent contribution to all landfill waste.
Four years ago, they launched Levela Deconstruction - a business offering demolition services where they are able to repurpose or recycle 80 per cent of a site's materials.
Their best effort so far has been 94 per cent of a structure recycled.
They use no machinery - sometimes the odd hiab to access higher locations - and since starting in 2021 they've grown their team to 11 staff.
Photo: Supplied by Levela Deconstruction
