TY - GEN
T1 - Sustainable Measures to Improve Construction and Demolition Waste Management on Construction Projects
AU - Ngcobo, Ntebo
AU - Akinradewo, Opeoluwa
AU - Maluleke, Tsundzukani
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Inadequate waste management in building projects highlights the need for a thorough assessment of present procedures and the implementation of sustainable measures, especially in urban areas like Johannesburg. To address the issues raised by construction and demolition (C&D) waste, sustainable waste management techniques such as waste segregation, recycling, and appropriate disposal techniques are essential. It is essential to adopt sustainable practices like the 3R principle (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse) and put waste pre-diction tools, site waste management plans, and regulatory frameworks in place to control waste management practices. The study used a quantitative approach to its investigation among South African construction professionals. The respondents’ responses were analysed using the Mean Item Score (MIS) and Kruskal Wallis. The results show that using environmentally friendly and sustainable building materials and implementing mobile recycling units on construction sites is a critical sustainable measure to enhance construction and demolition waste management in construction projects. Based on the study’s findings, it is recommended that there is a need to improve construction and demolition waste management, encourage eco-friendly material adoption, foster community engagement through workshops, and recognise informal waste workers’ contributions.
AB - Inadequate waste management in building projects highlights the need for a thorough assessment of present procedures and the implementation of sustainable measures, especially in urban areas like Johannesburg. To address the issues raised by construction and demolition (C&D) waste, sustainable waste management techniques such as waste segregation, recycling, and appropriate disposal techniques are essential. It is essential to adopt sustainable practices like the 3R principle (Reduce, Recycle, Reuse) and put waste pre-diction tools, site waste management plans, and regulatory frameworks in place to control waste management practices. The study used a quantitative approach to its investigation among South African construction professionals. The respondents’ responses were analysed using the Mean Item Score (MIS) and Kruskal Wallis. The results show that using environmentally friendly and sustainable building materials and implementing mobile recycling units on construction sites is a critical sustainable measure to enhance construction and demolition waste management in construction projects. Based on the study’s findings, it is recommended that there is a need to improve construction and demolition waste management, encourage eco-friendly material adoption, foster community engagement through workshops, and recognise informal waste workers’ contributions.
KW - Management
KW - Recycling
KW - Reduce
KW - Reuse
KW - Waste
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105003636918&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_158
DO - 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_158
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105003636918
SN - 9789819640508
T3 - Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
SP - 1661
EP - 1669
BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, SASBE 2024
A2 - GhaffarianHoseini, Ali
A2 - Ghaffarianhoseini, Amirhosein
A2 - Rahimian, Farzad
A2 - Babu Purushothaman, Mahesh
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - International Conference of Sustainable Development and Smart Built Environments, SDSBE 2024
Y2 - 7 November 2024 through 9 November 2024
ER -