| All non-hazardous waste resulting from construction, | | | | should be properly managed. The increasing world |
| demolition and land clearing activities are called | | | | demand for inorganic waste materials like paper and |
| construction, demolition and land clearing debris (CDL). | | | | plastics has created awareness and steps are being |
| Waste materials left after construction that can be | | | | taken to recycle them. But recycling is still not |
| reused or recycled are wood, window glass, metals, | | | | happening all over the world and there is a need for |
| paint, porcelain, cardboard, bricks, concrete and many | | | | a proper management system for recycling. If |
| more. | | | | inorganic waste is properly managed, it can be |
| Construction Waste Management is an attempt | | | | removed from the disposal system. |
| towards a sustainable world. Sustainability refers to | | | | Organic waste constitutes about 70% of the total |
| saving resources, conserving energy and protecting | | | | waste stream. Organic waste can either be reduced |
| the environment. Construction Waste Management | | | | or transformed into organically beneficial products. |
| relies on salvage, recycle and reuse. The | | | | The application of new technology for the reuse of |
| management of the materials has proven to become | | | | these resources leads to producing energy, animal |
| economic benefits for the construction industry. It | | | | feed, and organic fertilizers. |
| aims at reducing the actual waste that go to the | | | | The basic challenge faced in managing construction |
| dump site. | | | | waste is that not all people are aware of it. People |
| There is some or the other construction work going | | | | are not even in favor of it and do not wish to follow |
| on all around the world. With the increasing | | | | the guidelines to reuse, recycle and salvage CDL |
| construction, the waste from construction has also | | | | waste material. They just let the CDL waste |
| increased. There is a need to properly utilize this | | | | comprising of organic and inorganic waste lie resulting |
| waste rather than letting it create another landfill. | | | | in dumps and landfills. |
| The waste that is disposed in landfills or dumps | | | | |