Chen, Z; li, H and Wong, C T C (2003) Webfill before landfill: An e-commerce model for waste exchange in Hong Kong. Construction Innovation, 3(1), pp. 27-43. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
Although the Trip-ticket System (TTS) has been implemented to manage construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Hong Kong for over three years, problems still exist in the landfill disposal of the C&D waste. For example, it is reported that fees are difficult to collect from waste transporters for tipping the C&D waste at the landfill site. Based on an examination of the flexibility of the TTS, this paper proposes an e-commerce model, namely the Webfill system, in order to enhance the TTS. The computational structure of the Webfill system is described and the usefulness of Webfill is evaluated based on a simulation which provides a direct comparison between the existing TTS and the Webfill-enhanced TTS.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction and demolition; e-commerce; Hong Kong; simulation; trip-ticket system; waste exchange |
| Index terms: | e-commerce, Hong Kong, landfill, construction and demolition |
| Subjects: | Geography, digital commerce, waste management |
| Topics: | Geographical Context, Digital Applications, Sustainability |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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