Wong, E O W and Yip, R C P (2004) Promoting sustainable construction waste management in Hong Kong. Construction Management and Economics, 22(6), pp. 563-566. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
Similar to many affluent cities found elsewhere in the world, Hong Kong is currently facing a great challenge to manage the wastes generated from its construction and demolition (C&D) activities that has wide-ranging impacts on the environment. To tackle this, the Hong Kong Special and Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has signalled the required changes by sorting out the inert substances from C&D waste for reusing and recycling and using recycled building materials in construction through its role as both a construction client and contractor. The current practices and attitudes of local project participants towards C&D wate management were collected through questionnaires. A total of 69 questionnaires were received: 61% of the respondents stated that their projects did not take any measures to collect and separate C&D wastes and 64% of the projects did not use recycled building materials in construction. The prevailing problems of local construction industry are addressed through examinations of the constraints involved in improving C&D waste treatment and according to the results of the survey, to evaluate the practicability of increasing the capability and capacity of the industry to learn to be more sustainable.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction and demolition waste; recycling; sorting |
| Index terms: | Hong Kong, construction client, recycling, building material, construction industry, sustainable construction, survey, construction and demolition, waste management, questionnaire |
| Subjects: | building materials, data collection methods, practitioner, waste management, industry analysis, sustainable construction, Geography |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Research Practice, Geographical Context, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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