Weka Peckers Recycling is a family-run reuse and resource recovery business at 97 Robinson Road in Lower Moutere, Tasman, near Motueka. Merv and Ricarda bought the business at the end of October 2020. The yard is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 4pm, and it sells secondhand goods. It also takes e-waste and end-of-life electronics, and it offers deconstruction, waste consultancy and education.
Deconstruction is the business's most distinctive service. Buildings are taken apart by hand, and materials such as framing timber, roofing iron, tiles, bricks, doors, windows and native timbers like rimu and matai are saved and sold for reuse. The business says it can divert up to 95 per cent of a building's waste from landfill, depending on its make and age. Customers who want a building taken down can ask for a quote on their project. The business also takes opened, flattened and cleaned food and drink cartons, such as TetraPak, SIG and waxed milk and yoghurt cartons, which are turned into building materials.