Comparison and Analysis of International Construction Waste Management Policies

Abstract

Construction waste frequently comprises a substantial percentage of the total waste received at the landfills in many cities around the world. To protect the environment and achieve sustainable development, efficient construction waste management has drawn more and more attention of various stakeholders especially government authorities, who are responsible of managing construction waste and have established a series of construction waste management policies, for example, landfill charging scheme and compulsory construction waste management plan. These policy instruments could be examined from three perspectives: construction waste management hierarchy, complementary policies, and parties impacted by policy instruments. An effective construction waste management policy framework should reflect the waste management hierarchy, involve as many parties in the construction waste management chain as possible, and establish instruments according to their dependency relationships.