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| Title: | Strategies for effective waste reduction and management of building construction projects in highly urbanized cities— a case study of Hong Kong | Authors: | Yu, ATW Wong, I Wu, Z Poon, CS |
Issue Date: | May-2021 | Source: | Buildings, May 2021, v. 11, no. 5, 214 | Abstract: | Hong Kong is a densely populated city with high-rise developments, and as in other metropolitan cities, the amount of waste generated from construction projects in the city is increasing annually. The capacity of existing landfills is expected to be saturated by the 2020s. Construction waste management has been implemented for years but the performance is still not satisfactory. The aim of this research paper is to explore and formulate strategies and measures for effective construction waste management and reduction in highly urbanized cities such as Hong Kong. A desktop study on construction waste management practices was carried out for a preliminary understanding of the current situation in Hong Kong. Semistructured interviews and focus group meetings were further conducted to shed light on how to improve construction waste reduction and management in Hong Kong. The main contributions of this research study are the potential short-term, medium-term, and long-term strategies, which are related to the design stage, tender stage, construction stage, and government support. The five major strategies recommended are financial benefits to stakeholders, public policies in facilitating waste sorting, government supports for the green building industry, development of a mature recycling market, and education and research in construction waste minimization and management. | Keywords: | Green building technologies On-site and off-site sorting Recycling and reuse Research and education Waste reduction and management |
Publisher: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) | Journal: | Buildings | EISSN: | 2075-5309 | DOI: | 10.3390/buildings11050214 | Rights: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). The following publication Yu, A.T.W.; Wong, I.; Wu, Z.; Poon, C.-S. Strategies for Effective Waste Reduction and Management of Building Construction Projects in Highly Urbanized Cities—A Case Study of Hong Kong. Buildings 2021, 11, 214 is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11050214 |
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