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A review on the viable technology for construction waste recycling

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Environmental problems have been considered as a serious situation in the construction. Waste management is pressing harder with the alarming signal warning the industry. Reuse, recycling and reduce the wastes consider as the only methods to recover those waste generated; however, the implementations still have much room for improvement. This paper reviews the technology on construction waste recycling and their viability. Ten material recycling practices are studied, including: (i) asphalt, (ii) brick, (iii) concrete, (iv) ferrous metal, (v) glass, (vi) masonry, (vii) non-ferrous metal, (viii) paper and cardboard, (ix) plastic and (x) timber. The viable technology of the construction material recycling should be provided an easy reference for future applications.

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  • Tam, Vivian W.Y. & Tam, C.M., 2006. "A review on the viable technology for construction waste recycling," Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Elsevier, vol. 47(3), pages 209-221.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:recore:v:47:y:2006:i:3:p:209-221
    DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2005.12.002
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