“Construction Waste and its Impact on the

Environment”
Edgardo D. Espejo , CE EnP
MA Envi & Habitat Planning
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment

Participants will learn that construction activities

result in the accumulation of huge amounts of solid
waste, comprising concrete chunks, stones, sand,
gravel, bricks, wood, and even glass, metal and the
worst one – plastic. The management of
construction waste is a serious problem, and
availability of dumping sites is lessening. This
presentation discusses the impact of Construction
Waste on the environment and suggests some
practical and sustainable way to manage it.
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment

Introduction:
*The construction industry is considered one of the
drivers of economy and nation building.

*These waste materials, generally termed as construction

waste, are part of construction materials’ packaging,
containers, and spent machinery and equipment parts
that are no longer usable.
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment

Construction and Demolition Wastes (CDW) are

generally bulkier, heavier and at times more toxic
than domestic waste. Their disposal to a local sanitary
landfill or dumpsite can prove to be less of a solution
but more of an aggravation of the issue in the long
run.
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Recommendations:

*Contractors organize their purchasing so as to avoid

accumulations of waste materials .

Planning takes also a central role in minimizing construction

waste and this can be easily done at the purchasing stage.

The contractor should balance his needs and the

requirements for materials against accumulation of waste
materials it can generate ; such as purchasing tires
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment

Recommendations :
• Contractors should popularize recycling and SWM in
his project –

• The Contractor should have an active policy at the

construction site or throughout the entire organization to
recycle whatever is possible .

• If the contractor emphasizes on this policy and adopts it as

a norm throughout the entire organization, the employees
will be willing to absorb and implement it.
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment
Construction Waste and its Impact on the Environment