In terms of recycling - moving a house doesn't get much bigger. The average 200 m² home relocated saves approximately 100 tons (based on a house weight of 500 kg/m2) of waste from being sent to landfills.

As well as preventing a significant quantity of waste going to landfill, relocating a house helps to save the cost, materials and energy used to build a new home.  To put this in perspective here are some typical figures that relate to the materials used and waste generated when building a new home;

• How many trees does it take to build a home? A typical 200 square metre home requires 250 cubic metres according to In Built Green and Sustainable Living. One 500 mm diameter 12 metre long tree will produce about 2.5 cubic metres. So if you are building a 200 square metre home, it will take approx 100 trees.
• 4 tons of waste is typically thrown into a landfill during the construction of a 200 square metre home.