Strategies for Construction and Destruction (C&D) Waste Management

Abstract

At the present time, waste debris generated from constructions and destructions of buildings, statues, and many more is an important matter of concern for solid waste management, which mainly consists of bricks, cement, stone chips, iron rods, plastics, etc. and also increases rapidly with the growth of construction industry across the world. This waste contributes to a massive amount of dust that is mainly responsible for environmental pollution. Hence, we need well- planned C&D management to recover and reuse the tremendous amount of hazardous substances to make pollution-free environment. This review paper analyzed different C&D management strategies based on the literature review to draw comparisons among these strategies and also to identify the best substitutes from the sustainability perspective. This study observed that 25–35% of the total amount of waste debris that ends up in landfill is the most ordinary and extensively used strategy but it should not be preferred as it has an adverse impact on the environment and the human body. So there are a numerous number of techniques which can be considered for alternate options than landfilling which will have less detrimental effects. From a sustainability point of view, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycling (3R’s) are most favored and possibly the best options for C&D waste management which are of recent origin and not yet adopted globally.