Recycling Construction and Demolition Residues in Clay Bricks

Reuse and Recycling of Construction and Demolition Waste

Evaluation of investments in recycling centres for construction and demolition wastes in Brazilian municipalities.

There are very few construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling centres in Brazil. To encourage the building and operation of new units, data were collected and analysed relating to C&D waste management and recycling in Brazil. Based on the results of this analysis, a conceptual model is presented for conducting viability studies of future C&D waste recycling centres. Applying this model t...

Sustainable construction: construction and demolition waste reconsidered.

Construction activity in Europe has increased substantially in the past decade. Likewise, there has also been a commensurate rise in the generation of construction and demolition waste (C&DW). This, together with the fact that in many European countries the rate of recycling and reuse of C&DW is still quite low has engendered a serious environmental problem and a motivation to develop strategie...

Construction and demolition waste indicators.

The construction industry is one of the biggest and most active sectors of the European Union (EU), consuming more raw materials and energy than any other economic activity. Furthermore, construction waste is the commonest waste produced in the EU. Current EU legislation sets out to implement construction and demolition waste (CDW) prevention and recycling measures. However it lacks tools to ac...

Recycling Waste Thermoplastic for Making Lightweight Bricks

Plastics are key resources in circular economy and recycling after the end of useful life with economic value creation and minimal damage to environment is the key to their sustainable management. Studies in a large stream of researches have explored impregnating waste plastics in concrete and reported encouraging results with multiple benefits. The present study makes a critical review of some...