Examining the Extent of Formalization on Construction Waste Management, Moderated by Government Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-27
Author(s):  
Nasidi Yusuf ◽  
Barau L. S. ◽  
Nuhu M. B.
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Construction Waste

scholarly journals Strategies for Effective Waste Reduction and Management of Building Construction Projects in Highly Urbanized Cities—A Case Study of Hong Kong

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Ann T. W. Yu ◽  
Irene Wong ◽  
Zezhou Wu ◽  
Chi-Sun Poon
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Waste Reduction ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Hong Kong is a densely populated city with high-rise developments, and as in other metropolitan cities, the amount of waste generated from construction projects in the city is increasing annually. The capacity of existing landfills is expected to be saturated by the 2020s. Construction waste management has been implemented for years but the performance is still not satisfactory. The aim of this research paper is to explore and formulate strategies and measures for effective construction waste management and reduction in highly urbanized cities such as Hong Kong. A desktop study on construction waste management practices was carried out for a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Hong Kong. Semistructured interviews and focus group meetings were further conducted to shed light on how to improve construction waste reduction and management in Hong Kong. The main contributions of this research study are the potential short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies, which are related to the design stage, tender stage, construction stage, and government support. The five major strategies recommended are financial benefits to stakeholders, public policies in facilitating waste sorting, government supports for the green building industry, development of a mature recycling market, and education and research in construction waste minimization and management.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Recovery in Sustainable Construction Waste Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 937-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A Kazerooni Sadi ◽  
Arham Abdullah ◽  
Masoud Navazandeh Sajoudi ◽  
M.F.M. Kamal ◽  
Fatemeh Torshizi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Waste Minimization ◽  
Sustainable Construction ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Waste Minimisation ◽  
Minimization Technique ◽  
Local Construction

The construction industry consumes a substantial amount of raw materials in its processes and the output is obviously the product and most importantly the waste material. Other than that, the construction industry is well known as one of the worst environmental polluters. This study is to determine the use of waste minimisation technique in creating sustainable waste management in order to identify the technique which has the most capabilities to reduce on-site waste. The objective of this study is to assess the waste minimization techniques taken from the 4R concept (which includes reduce, reuse, recycle and recovery techniques) in minimizing the waste in construction waste management. The most used waste minimization technique found in the 4R concept would be waste reduction. This shows that the local construction industry has the knowledge necessary to plan out the waste management processes but the implementation is still far from satisfying. Additionally, the findings reveal that because the industry is profit-driven, construction practitioners are motivated by profit to adapt to this techniques.

scholarly journals Conformidade de sistemas de gerenciamento de resíduos da construção civil

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Carnasciali de Andrade Mann ◽  
André Nagalli ◽  
Karina Querne De Carvalho
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Legal Compliance ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Environmental Certification ◽  
Construction Waste ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Environmental Audits ◽  
The City ◽  
Poor Management

Resumo Normas relacionadas à gestão de Resíduos de Construção Civil (RCC) estão vigentes no Brasil há mais de uma década. O intuito dessa gestão é amenizar os impactos ambientais decorrentes do gerenciamento indevido desses resíduos. O objetivo do presente trabalho é investigar a conformidade técnica e legal de sistemas de gerenciamento de resíduos de construção civil no município de Curitiba. Para tal, elaborou-se uma lista de verificação baseada nas normas em vigor e em alguns modelos de certificações ambientais, como: LEED, AQUA, CASBEE, BREAM e HQE. 24 obras de edifícios residenciais e comerciais foram  visitadas — com ou sem certificação ambiental. Essa lista de verificação foi aplicada nas construções, para realizar um diagnóstico do setor. Apesar da gestão de resíduos ser obrigatória e restritiva à obtenção dos certificados de conclusão de obra, os resultados da pesquisa demonstraram que há problemas na segregação, acondicionamento e transporte dos resíduos. Entretanto, a falta de conscientização e a aparente conformidade documental não se traduz em efetivo gerenciamento dos RCC. Palavras-chave: Resíduos de construção e demolição. Gestão de resíduos. Resíduos sólidos. Auditorias ambientais. Abstract Standards related to the management of Construction Waste (CW) have been in force in Brazil for more than a decade. The goal of this management is to alleviate the environmental impacts resulting from the poor management of these wastes. The objective of this work is to investigate the technical and legal compliance of construction waste management systems in the city of Curitiba. To this end, a checklist was drawn up based on current standards and on some models of environmental certifications, such as: LEED, AQUA, CASBEE, BREAM and HQE. 24 works of residential and commercial buildings were visited — with or without environmental certification.  A checklist was applied, in these buildings, to promote a diagnosis of the sector. Although waste management is mandatory and restrictive to obtain building completion certificates, the research results showed that there are problems in the segregation, packaging and transport of waste. However, the lack of awareness and the apparent documentary compliance does not translate into effective management of the CW. Keywords:  Construction and demolition waste. Waste management. Solid waste. Environmental audits. Resumen Normas relativas a la gestión de Residuos Sólidos de Construcción Civil (RCC) están vigentes en Brasil hace más de una década. La intención de esa gestión es amenizar los impactos ambientales producidos por la gestión inadecuada de esos residuos. El objetivo de este trabajo es investigar la conformidad técnica y legal de sistemas de gestión de residuos de la construcción civil en el municipio de Curitiba. Para ello, se elaboró una lista de cotejo basada en las normas vigentes y en algunos modelos de certificaciones ambientales como: LEED, AQUA, CASBEE, BREAM y HQE. Se visitaron 24 obras de edificios residenciales y comerciales — con o sin permiso ambiental. Se aplicó esa lista de cotejo en las construcciones, para realizar un diagnóstico des sector. Aunque la gestión de residuos sea obligatoria y restrictiva para la obtención de las certificaciones de conclusión de obra, los resultados de la investigación demostraron que hay problemas en la segregación, acondicionamiento y trasporte de los residuos. Sin embargo, la falta de conciencia y la aparente conformidad en materia de documentos no se traduce en una gestión eficiente de los RCC. Palabras-clave: Residuos de construcción y demolición. Gestión de residuos. Residuos sólidos. Auditorías ambientales.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DALAM PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH (Studi Deskriptif Kec. Curup Tengah, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu)

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bayu Panji Aji
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Local Government Policy

The increasing rate of population growth and economic development occurring in the Curup Tengah District, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu has led to the increasing waste generated. This can lead to declining environmental quality in the region, especially the situation is aggravated by inadequate handling and waste management systems are implemented by the Regional Government. Therefore, the required real effort in resolving the existing problems of waste such as by increasing community participation in waste management.  This study aims to determine how community participation in waste management in the Curup Tengah District. This participation may take the form pasrtisipasi community in local government policy decisions about waste management. Pasrtisipasi other forms of society can be seen by taking out the trash in the space provided, do not throw garbage in open dumps, as well as by not burning waste not in accordance with the technical requirements for waste management.  Results of analysis showed that public participation in policy-local government on waste management in the Curup Tengah District, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu was well with the average value of respondents' answers to the questionnaire was 3.83, Participation of the community by removing trash in places that have been prescribed or provided in the Curup Tengah District, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu was well with the average value of respondents' answers to the questionnaire was 3.91, with community participation does not throw garbage in the open field in the Curup Tengah District, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu was well with the average value of respondents' answers to the questionnaire is 3.77, and the participation of the community by not burning waste not in accordance with technical requirements for waste management in the Curup Tengah District, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu was well with the average value of respondents' answers to the questionnaire was 3.69. This shows that the general public's Participation in the Waste Management at Curup Tengah District, Kab. Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu was well with the average value of the respondent's answer was 3.8.  Keywords: participation, community, garbage

scholarly journals INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT, A HOLISTIC APPROACH

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 2044-2056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mehdi Mortaheb ◽  
Amirreza Mahpour
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Construction Waste
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