Waste minimization by recycling construction waste

Growth in construction activities generates construction waste which is fast becoming a serious environmental problem with deadly consequences. Most of the construction and demolition waste in our country are not recycled but end up in landfills occupying valuable land not to mention the cost incurr...

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Main Author: Mohamad Shariff, Ramli
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling ump-134612016-08-18T07:40:04Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13461/ Waste minimization by recycling construction waste Mohamad Shariff, Ramli TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TH Building construction Growth in construction activities generates construction waste which is fast becoming a serious environmental problem with deadly consequences. Most of the construction and demolition waste in our country are not recycled but end up in landfills occupying valuable land not to mention the cost incurred in land filling. In line with this, a study on the benefits of waste minimization, the materials which could be recycled, methods used to dispose waste materials and the factors as to why recycling is not popular was carried out. The scope of study covers construction companies which are registered with either CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) or Grade 5, 6, 7 or PKK (Pusat Khidmat Kontraktor) of Grade A,B, and C in Johor, Melaka, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in the building construction industry, the study was carried out by interview and also questionnaire. A total of 20 respondents have submitted the completed questionnaire. Data was analyzed using average index. From the study, the benefits of waste minimization are conservation of natural resources, increase profit, improve company image and achieve a cleaner and safer construction site. The material which could be recycled are ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, asphalt, brick, concrete, timber, glass, masonry, paper and cardboard, plastic and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP). The methods of waste disposal are landfill, dumping, open air burning, recycling, reuse and incineration. 2012 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13461/1/MOHAMAD%20SHARIFF%20RAMLI.pdf Mohamad Shariff, Ramli (2012) Waste minimization by recycling construction waste. Faculty of Civil Engineering & Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:76578&theme=UMP2
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TH Building construction
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TH Building construction
Mohamad Shariff, Ramli
Waste minimization by recycling construction waste
description Growth in construction activities generates construction waste which is fast becoming a serious environmental problem with deadly consequences. Most of the construction and demolition waste in our country are not recycled but end up in landfills occupying valuable land not to mention the cost incurred in land filling. In line with this, a study on the benefits of waste minimization, the materials which could be recycled, methods used to dispose waste materials and the factors as to why recycling is not popular was carried out. The scope of study covers construction companies which are registered with either CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) or Grade 5, 6, 7 or PKK (Pusat Khidmat Kontraktor) of Grade A,B, and C in Johor, Melaka, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in the building construction industry, the study was carried out by interview and also questionnaire. A total of 20 respondents have submitted the completed questionnaire. Data was analyzed using average index. From the study, the benefits of waste minimization are conservation of natural resources, increase profit, improve company image and achieve a cleaner and safer construction site. The material which could be recycled are ferrous metal, non-ferrous metal, asphalt, brick, concrete, timber, glass, masonry, paper and cardboard, plastic and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP). The methods of waste disposal are landfill, dumping, open air burning, recycling, reuse and incineration.
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author Mohamad Shariff, Ramli
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title Waste minimization by recycling construction waste
title_short Waste minimization by recycling construction waste
title_full Waste minimization by recycling construction waste
title_fullStr Waste minimization by recycling construction waste
title_full_unstemmed Waste minimization by recycling construction waste
title_sort waste minimization by recycling construction waste
publishDate 2012
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13461/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13461/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13461/1/MOHAMAD%20SHARIFF%20RAMLI.pdf
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