Circular economy on construction and demolition waste: A literature review on material recovery and production

• Main Authors: Ginga, Clarence P., Ongpeng, Jason Maximino C., Daly, Ma. Klarissa M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Salvage (Waste, etc.); Recycling (Waste, etc.); Sustainable construction; Sustainable development; Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2680
• Institution: De La Salle University

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounts for at least 30% of the total solid waste produced around the world. At around 924 million tons in the European Union in 2016 and 2.36 billion tons in China in 2018, the amount is expected to increase over the next few years. Dumping these wastes in s...