TY - JOUR
T1 - Review of waste strategy documents in Australia
T2 - Analysis of strategies for construction and demolition waste
AU - Shooshtarian, Salman
AU - Maqsood, Tayyab
AU - Wong, Peter S.P.
AU - Yang, Rebecca J.
AU - Khalfan, Malik
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre, Project 1.65. However, the views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of SBEnrc.
Funding Information:
This work is a literature review that forms part of a larger project (A National Economic Approach to Improved Management of Construction and Demolition Waste), which is being conducted at RMIT University and is supported by the Australia Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre. This project endeavours to foster a holistic national approach to address C&D waste issues. Its objectives include the development of a consistent approach to define and measure C&D waste, identification of influential economic factors that govern management of C&D waste, completion of a feasibility study on the creation of a marketplace for trading C&D waste and identification of opportunities to integrate supply chains model in management of C&D waste.
Funding Information:
Malik Khalfan is an Associate Professor in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management. He is an expert in the area of supply chain and his knowledge and experience can help develop a market in which currently inadequate supply chain in recovery of C&D waste management. In 2012–2014 he was a co-leader a project on developing a supply chain framework for waste minimisation for the residential sector, this project was funded by Sustainability Victoria.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The construction industry in Australia has grown significantly in the past two decades in the wake of population growth, migration and expansion in the tertiary education industry. The growing population has necessitated extensive property development, better public transport and improved infrastructure. To achieve all of this, construction activities have been on the rise; resulting in significant growth in construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation. However, the management of C&D waste has presented issues that have proven impact on the Australian society, environment and economy. Therefore, this review study is conducted to investigate how C&D waste is dealt in eight jurisdictions of Australia. This study reviewed the strategies recommended in waste strategy documents in these jurisdictions. Particularly, the study reviewed waste recycling and recovery targets, illegal dumping and stockpiling, extended producer responsibility, the definition of waste versus resource; use of C&D recycled waste and energy from waste extraction. The results of this review have provided an insight into the approach taken in the Australian context to deal with C&D waste stream.
AB - The construction industry in Australia has grown significantly in the past two decades in the wake of population growth, migration and expansion in the tertiary education industry. The growing population has necessitated extensive property development, better public transport and improved infrastructure. To achieve all of this, construction activities have been on the rise; resulting in significant growth in construction and demolition (C&D) waste generation. However, the management of C&D waste has presented issues that have proven impact on the Australian society, environment and economy. Therefore, this review study is conducted to investigate how C&D waste is dealt in eight jurisdictions of Australia. This study reviewed the strategies recommended in waste strategy documents in these jurisdictions. Particularly, the study reviewed waste recycling and recovery targets, illegal dumping and stockpiling, extended producer responsibility, the definition of waste versus resource; use of C&D recycled waste and energy from waste extraction. The results of this review have provided an insight into the approach taken in the Australian context to deal with C&D waste stream.
KW - Australia
KW - Australian jurisdiction
KW - Construction industry
KW - Environmental protection authority
KW - Waste legislation
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U2 - 10.1504/IJETM.2020.110147
DO - 10.1504/IJETM.2020.110147
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085950652
SN - 1466-2132
VL - 23
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management
JF - International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management
IS - 1
ER -
