·job site recycling is one of the most significant commitments that can be made to sustainable building More practically recycling is good for two or more LEED points One LEED point is awarded for a recycling rate of 50%; a second for a recycling rate of 75% Some waste reduction and recycling strategies returning wastes to
·Life Cycle Assessment LCA is considered an innovative tool to analyze environmental impacts to make decisions aimed at improving the environmental performance of building materials and construction processes throughout different life cycle stages including design construction use operation and end of life EOL Therefore during the last two
·China s construction and demolition waste has been substantially increasing due to the country s urbanization However since the recycling rate of construction and demolition waste is still much lower in China compared to most developed countries its construction industry still relies heavily on natural resource consumption and is very much a linear economy
·Construction and demolition waste C&DW has a deleterious impacts on sustainability not only in developing countries but also in developed nations For example Australia generated more than 27 million tonnes of C&DW in 2018 2019; however only 60% of this waste stream was recovered Considering this low recovery rate lower than many
·The status of material reuse and recycling in Japan is reviewed with an emphasis on the efforts by the national government First the national policy including the regular survey and action plan is summarized Second the current status of the generation treatment and reuse/recycling of construction waste and by products is provided Third efforts to solve three
Construction and demolition waste recycling in developed countries is governed by legislation and policy so that recycling rates have long exceeded 90% Almost 90% of such waste has been recycled in Australia Japan s recycling rate in 2012 is % and Singapore has shown the highest recycling rate of %
Purpose Life cycle assessment LCA is increasingly being applied to construction and demolition waste CDW recycling But what is the current state of LCA studies on CDW recycling In the context of circular economy several aspects become important in LCA such as avoided impacts and consideration of the quality of recycled materials The aim of this study is to identify
·The waste generated in the building and construction sector is termed construction and demolition waste CDW or construction and demolition debris CDD CDW is a general term that can be defined as the waste material produced in the process of construction maintenance renovation or demolition of buildings representing a big proportion of the overall
·The USA and China both are large economies that are facing challenges in CD waste management Due to rapid construction business and urbanization growth of the world s annual estimated CD waste about 30% comes from the USA EPA 2018a and for China it is about 30% 40% Jin et al 2017b; Yuan et al 2012 In 2014 the assessed CD waste
·The purpose of this study is to analyze the attitude of builders towards construction and demolition waste recycling in India A conceptual framework was proposed using theory of planned behavior perceived benefits perceived costs attitude subjective norms and perceived behavioral control institutional pressures regulatory normative and mimetic and
·Waste Sorting and Processing Recycling facilities often use specialised equipment to sort and process C&D waste Recycling waste into different categories involves crushing screening and separating materials Regulations and Guidelines Many regions have laws and regulations in place to promote construction and demolition C&D waste
Resumo A reciclagem de resíduos de construção e demolição RCD no Brasil tem se intensificado nos últimos 20 anos Este artigo apresenta uma atualização do cenário da reciclagem de RCD no Brasil entre 1986 e 2008 exposta por Miranda et al 2009 com atualizações at 2020 A compilação de dados foi realizada por meio do acesso à literatura
·Construction and demolition waste CDW left at landfill sites increases the burden on landfills which are increasingly becoming scarce The United States Environmental Protection Agency US EPA estimates that out of the 169 million tons of mixed CDW generated in 2014 only 38% of it was recycled In North Dakota CDW generated is disposed of at the
In 2019 20 the proportion of waste diverted for recycling was 64% an increase of one percent over five years The construction and demolition C&D waste stream accounted for the largest proportion of both waste generated and waste recycled in 2019 20 million tonnes of C&D waste were generated of which million tonnes were recycled
·In the case of building demolition the construction industry increasingly prioritizes sustainable waste management and environmental protection Life cycle assessment LCA was used to assess two scenarios to evaluate the environmental impacts of four methods demolition transport recycling and landfills To conduct an Attributional LCA the SimaPro
·Jimnez Rivero A García Navarro J 2020 Management of end of life gypsum in a circular economy In Pacheco Torgal F Ding Y Colangelo F Tuladhar R Koutamanis A eds Advances in construction and demolition waste recycling management processing and environmental assessment Woodhead Publishing Duxford Google Scholar
·Construction and Demolition Recycling Association CDRA Construction Materials Recycling Association CMRA Master Specifications A generic solid waste management and recycling specification for demolition that can be modified to meet the needs of a specific project from California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
·Construction waste recycling is the recovery of waste materials that are generated on a construction or remodeling site The majority of construction waste goes to landfills but skyrocketing waste costs and growing sustainability initiatives are pushing forward the agenda to recover materials effective construction and demolition
·The rapid advancement of technology has driven higher material consumption and an increase in waste generation Bonifazi et al 2022 Solid waste components from construction renovation or demolition activities are known as construction and demolition C&D wastes Wang et al 2019 The growth of the global population and urbanisation significantly
·In Bolivia construction and demolition waste CDW is unmanaged The current research implemented a CDW flow analysis and a cost assessment in the city of La Paz aiming to compare future recycling scenarios Lack of data is challenging; therefore a review of 31 international studies has been conducted Results report that the waste generation rate WGR
·Construction and demolition waste CDW are produced in construction and demolition activities of buildings infrastructures and roads including their maintenance or rehabilitation CDW includes a great variety of materials such as concrete mortar gypsum stone sand soil glass wood plastics and metals among others
·Increasing waste generation and the absence of a formal recycling industry are exacerbating the inadequacy of Construction and Demolition Waste CDW management in Hanoi Vietnam This study assesses potential CDW recycling in Hanoi by estimating the prospective supply of and demand for CDW recycling plants and evaluating their likely costs
·Construction demolition and renovation activities generate a significant amount of waste posing serious environmental risks The scarcity of recycling facilities makes it difficult to implement the new legislation which calls for producing recycled aggregates Moreover the lack of studies on the environmental feasibility of recycling construction and demolition waste in
·The extensive waste produced in construction and demolition activities affects the ecological environment impeding green development in countries worldwide including China China has paid increasing attention to managing construction and demolition waste CDW However most of the existing research only qualitatively studies the factors affecting the
