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The consideration of sustainable issues in construction waste management has gained attention in the sector over the last decade. Nevertheless, this consideration has failed yet to create momentum and produce sensible changes in the industry. The few developed ideas have not been fully integrated with the primary goals of the industry. Aiming at addressing the antecedents towards the implementation of sustainable best practices, we performed a systematic literature review of 234 publications in the last 20 years. The literature review intends to shed light on the construction waste management by exploring its current practices, its triggers and its barriers.
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Ndhlovu, L., Sabini, L. (2023). Exploring the Missing Link to Circular Economy in Construction: A Systematic Review of Waste Management Literature. In: Obradović, V. (eds) Sustainable Business Change. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23543-6_3
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