Construction and Demolition Waste: challenges and opportunities in a circular economy

ETC WMGE, Margareta Wahlström, J. Bergmans, T. Teittinen, J. Bachér, A. Smeets, A. Paduart

2020Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)33 citationsDOI Open Access PDF

Abstract

This ETC/WMGE report provides the detailed analysis underpinning the EEA Briefing “Construction and Demolition Waste: challenges and opportunities in a Circular Economy (link)”. Through selected illustrative examples, the report explores how circular economy-inspired actions in the built environment can directly contribute to increasing the prevention, reuse and recycling of construction and demolition waste.

Topics & Concepts

Circular economyDemolitionDemolition wasteBusinessWaste managementCivil engineeringEngineeringEcologyBiologyRecycled Aggregate Concrete Performance