Management of Construction and Demolition Was...

Management of Construction and Demolition Waste

Author Name : Abhinay Kumar, Er. Sumit Sharma

ABSTRACT

There is an increasing pressure on the construction industry to reduce costs and improve the quality. The fact is that both of these goals can be achieved at the same time. Although construction and demolition (C&D) constitutes a major source of waste in terms of volume and weight, its management and recycling efforts have not yet seen . This study focuses on recycling efforts leading to the minimization of the total C&D waste that is currently landfilled . This paper presents the current status of C&D waste disposal system and identifies the potential problems to the environment,people and economy. Then, it investigates alternative solutions to manage and control this major type of waste in an economicallyefficient and safe manner. Next, the paper describes the feasibility of establishing a C&D waste recycling facility . It concludes by highlighting the major benefits and bottleneck problems with such a recycling facility.