A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is defined as solid, bulky, largely inert waste resulting from the construction, renovation or demolition of buildings structures. As a whole, C&D wastes are considered to be composed of inert materials that will not leach into the groundwater. Even th...

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Main Authors: Asaari, F.A.H., Halim, H. Bt A., Isa, M.H.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2004
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Halim, H. Bt A.
Isa, M.H.
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Halim, H. Bt A.
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description Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is defined as solid, bulky, largely inert waste resulting from the construction, renovation or demolition of buildings structures. As a whole, C&D wastes are considered to be composed of inert materials that will not leach into the groundwater. Even though C&D waste present a lower risk to human health and the environment compared to municipal solid waste, the bulky waste definitely consume a lot of space at landfills. C&D waste will increase from time to time in proportion to the development of a town and country. Thus, the necessity of finding appropriate solution to C&D waste destination must be clear. Hence, a study on the C&D waste generated has been conducted aiming to establish data on material composition, cost of handling and disposal, and the extent of waste recovery and type of disposal. A survey of 30 construction and demolition projects throughout the Seberang Perai area was made between August 2001 and January 2003. In addition, in order to get the representative data of C&D waste, public and private authorities were interviewed, and field study at Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill was carried out.
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spelling oai:scholars.utp.edu.my:13742017-01-19T08:27:34Z http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1374/ A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai Asaari, F.A.H. Halim, H. Bt A. Isa, M.H. TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is defined as solid, bulky, largely inert waste resulting from the construction, renovation or demolition of buildings structures. As a whole, C&D wastes are considered to be composed of inert materials that will not leach into the groundwater. Even though C&D waste present a lower risk to human health and the environment compared to municipal solid waste, the bulky waste definitely consume a lot of space at landfills. C&D waste will increase from time to time in proportion to the development of a town and country. Thus, the necessity of finding appropriate solution to C&D waste destination must be clear. Hence, a study on the C&D waste generated has been conducted aiming to establish data on material composition, cost of handling and disposal, and the extent of waste recovery and type of disposal. A survey of 30 construction and demolition projects throughout the Seberang Perai area was made between August 2001 and January 2003. In addition, in order to get the representative data of C&D waste, public and private authorities were interviewed, and field study at Pulau Burung Sanitary Landfill was carried out. 2004 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1374/1/A_study_on_construction_and_demolition_wastes_from_buildings_in_Seberang_Perai.pdf Asaari, F.A.H. and Halim, H. Bt A. and Isa, M.H. (2004) A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai. In: Third National Civil Engineering Conference (AWAM 2004), School of Civil Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia, July, 2004, Penang, Malaysia.
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Asaari, F.A.H.
Halim, H. Bt A.
Isa, M.H.
A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai
title A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai
title_full A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai
title_fullStr A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai
title_full_unstemmed A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai
title_short A study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in Seberang Perai
title_sort study on construction and demolition wastes from buildings in seberang perai
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
url http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1374/
http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/1374/1/A_study_on_construction_and_demolition_wastes_from_buildings_in_Seberang_Perai.pdf