- Title
- Factors affecting construction waste management streams in Australia
- Creator
- Newaz, Mohammad Tanvi; Davis, Peter; Sher, Willy; Simon, Laura
- Relation
- International Journal of Construction Management Vol. 22, Issue 13, p. 2625-2633
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15623599.2020.1815122
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) represents a significant proportion of industrial waste going to landfill. The aim of this research was to determine the current factors affecting C&DW management on construction sites in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. In order to achieve this aim, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 C&D practitioners and stakeholders, interview data were analysed using Nvivo software. Key factors that underlined waste management processes on construction sites were identified. These include; identifying economic values of diverted material, potential for onsite sorting, knowledge, experience and training of site operatives, a need for tenders to include accurate predictions of waste management costs and the identification of improved methods of C&DW collection and disposal. This research reveals the key factors identified by the industry specialists in NSW that would potentially hinder C&DW management targets. Accordingly, the findings are valuable to managers and environmental stakeholders concerned with C&DW management.
- Subject
- waste management; supply chain management; construction management; demolition; Australia; SDG 9; SDG 12; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1459205
- Identifier
- uon:45610
- Identifier
- ISSN:1562-3599
- Language
- eng
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