Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Plants Revisited: Management Issues
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Today, recycling of construction and demolition waste (C&DW) by plants is a reasonable alternative to the existing unsustainable disposal methods such as landfilling and fly tipping. Therefore, this study aims to report current management issues of these plants in the literature. As a result, it was seen that these management issues investigated in past researches can be classified under four main groups such as economics, environment, location, and administration. Their pros and cons were also revealed in a covering manner. As these issues have not been addressed together up to date and each one of them has been investigated separately, the present study is the first attempt to give a full picture of management issues of the recycling plants. Thus, it can fill the gap in the literature. As a research implication, this study may help researchers who will investigate C&DW recycling plants from different perspectives. In terms of the practical implication, it may attract attention of industrial practitioners and entrepreneurs in public authorities and the private sector to benefit from such wastes through plants. Finally, as a social implication, better management of C&DW recycling plants can save and enhance the sustainability of the overall environment and affect society positively.
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Reduction, reuse, and recycling of wood waste reduce virgin material consumption and GHG emissions and bring economic and social benefits.
“Reduction, reuse, and recycling of wood waste reduce virgin material consumption and GHG emissions and bring economic and social benefits [97].”
From Circular Economy of Construction and Demolition Wood Waste—A Theoretical Framework Approach (2022) · cites this paper as [97]
Section 2 (page unavailable) says recycling construction and demolition waste can minimize resource consumption, improve environmental conditions, be cost-effective, and create jobs. Section 3.2 (page unavailable) reports avoided CO2-equivalent emissions from recycling. The paper includes wood among construction and demolition wastes, but does not establish these combined benefits specifically for reducing, reusing, and recycling wood waste. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThe average recycling rate in the EU, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Australia, US, and China are 46%, 89.9%, 47.5%, 37.9%, 34%, 38-40%, 70%, and 5%, respectively.
“The average recycling rate in the EU, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Australia, US, and China are 46%, 89.9%, 47.5%, 37.9%, 34%, 38-40%, 70%, and 5%, respectively [78,80,97,98].”
From Circular Economy of Construction and Demolition Wood Waste—A Theoretical Framework Approach (2022) · cites this paper as [97]
Section 2 (page unavailable) gives a 70% EU recovery target, an 86.3% reuse/recycling/recovery figure for Germany, and separate US figures for recovery and recycling of specific waste streams. The Introduction gives countries’ shares of total waste generation, not their recycling rates. Searches for the claimed country-by-country rates and distinctive percentages did not find the asserted figures in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.73)
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- Authors
- Ulubeyli, S., Kazaz, A., & Arslan, V.
- Affiliations
- Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (TR)
- Akdeniz University (TR)
- Corresponding author
- Ulubeyli, Serdar
- Venue
- Procedia Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 172
- Pages
- 1190-1197
- ISSN
- 1877-7058 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2590624658
- Cited by
- 140
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 3 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 19.85
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Procedia Engineering (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Institutional Repository (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Municipal Solid Waste Management
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Sustainable Supply Chain Management
- Keywords
- construction and demolition waste, recycling facilities, illegal dumping, environmental impact, facility location, administrative problems, sustainability
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