Construction and demolition waste management in China through the 3R principle
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In the case of wood waste reusability, direct reuse may not always be accepted because of the lack of material standards, which leads clients to doubt the quality of reused materials.
“However, in the case of wood waste reusability, direct reuse may not always be accepted because of the lack of material standards, which leads clients to doubt the quality of reused materials [80].”
From Circular Economy of Construction and Demolition Wood Waste—A Theoretical Framework Approach (2022) · cites this paper as [80]
Section 4.2 (Reuse; page not provided) says that a lack of standards for reused construction and demolition waste leads consumers to doubt its quality, and that companies seldom use it because quality cannot be guaranteed. The passage does not establish this specifically for wood waste or direct reuse. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredThrough BIM, the detailed composition of waste materials can be calculated at the early design stage.
“Through BIM, the detailed composition of waste materials can be calculated at the early design stage [79][80][81][82].”
From Circular Economy of Construction and Demolition Wood Waste—A Theoretical Framework Approach (2022) · cites this paper as [80]
Section 4.1 (Reduce; page unavailable) says BIM can help reduce construction and demolition waste by simulating building modules and the construction process, and discusses waste reduction during design. It does not say that BIM calculates the detailed composition of waste materials at the early design stage. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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 [80]
The Abstract in our copy gives China's average construction-and-demolition-waste recycling rate as about 5%. The Introduction says recycling and reuse can reach 70%–95% in some developed countries, including the US, but does not assign the US an average of 70%. The paper does not provide the cited averages for the EU, UK, France, Spain, Germany, or Australia. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredCurrently, there are no standards to certify the quality of reused components.
“According to the reviewed articles, currently, there are no standards to certify the quality of the reused components (Chini and Acquaye, 2001, Dunant et al., 2017, Huang et al., 2018).”
From Components reuse in the building sector – A systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as Huang et al., 2018
Section 4.2 (Reuse) says that standards for reused construction and demolition waste materials are lacking and that their quality cannot be guaranteed. This supports the concern about quality standards, but the paper discusses China; it does not establish that no certification standards exist for reused components generally. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn China, the lower cost of landfilling is an impediment to reuse.
“For instance, (Huang et al., 2018) report that the lower cost of landfilling is an impediment to reuse.”
From Components reuse in the building sector – A systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as Huang et al., 2018
There is a negative attitude towards using recovered construction and demolition waste among building construction companies because of lack of guarantees for these components.
“Huang et al. (2018) observed that there is a negative attitude towards using recovered construction and demolition waste among the building construction companies because of the lack of guarantees for these components.”
From Components reuse in the building sector – A systematic review (2020) · cites this paper as Huang et al., 2018
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- Authors
- Huang, B., Wang, X., Kua, H., Geng, Y., Bleischwitz, R., & Ren, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- University College London (GB)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Huang, Beijia
- Venue
- Resources, Conservation and Recycling
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-02
- Volume
- 129
- Pages
- 36-44
- ISSN
- 0921-3449 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2765640623
- Cited by
- 1,047
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 118 · 2025: 173 · 2024: 163 · 2023: 153 · 2022: 151 · 2021: 140 · 2020: 82 · 2019: 51 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 37.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Resources Conservation and Recycling (publishedVersion)
- PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- National University of Singapore (submittedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- PolyU Institutional Research Archive (Hong Kong Polytechnic University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (71690241, 71461137008, 71325006, 71403170)
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/L015838/1)
- 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, 3Rs, circular economy, waste reduction, waste reuse, waste recycling, China, waste management policy, building design standards, waste collection and sorting, recycling technology, economic incentives, source control
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