Waste from construction and demolition activities represents one of the highest volumes of waste in Europe. 500 million tonnes are produced throughout the whole EU every year. In some EU members like Spain, approximately 83 per cent of such waste is disposed in landfills. The remaining part is classified and processed in treatment facilities so that it can later be used as recycled aggregates i...

5 A considerable amount of solid wastes is generated every year from construction and demolition (C&D) 6 activities in Hong Kong. The C&D waste can be classified into inert and non-inert wastes, in which the 7 inert waste is normally disposed of in public fills as reclamation materials, and the non-inert part is dumped 8 at landfills. Under the current waste generation trend, all landfills and ...

This study investigated the generation and management of demolition waste (DW) in Cyprus. A methodology has been developed and applied for the estimation of the quantities of the waste stream under examination, since quantitative primary data were not available. The existing situation relating to the practices applied for the management of DW was investigated and assessed. Furthermore, a multi-...

Increasing waste generation and the absence of a formal recycling industry are exacerbating inadequacy Construction Demolition Waste (CDW) management in Hanoi, Vietnam. This study assesses potential CDW Hanoi by estimating prospective supply demand for plants evaluating their likely costs benefits. Supply concrete was calculated based on weight-per-construction-area method whilst recycled aggre...

the construction industry is a major consumer of new materials. given that material production for construction work accounts for a significant percentage of all energy consumed nationally in newly developing countries, it becomes vital that the construction industry strives to reduce waste at all stages of construction. however, the importance of these construction wastes in terms of types and...

According to the recent Spanish legislation, the amount of non-hazardous construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) by weight must be reduced by at least 70% by 2020. However, the current behavior of the stakeholders involved in the waste management process make this goal difficult to achieve. In order to boost changes in their strategies, we firstly describe an Environmental Management Syst...