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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT IN CHINA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

  • Jianli Hao - Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
  • Francesco Di Maria - Department of Engineering, University of Perugia, Italy
  • Zhikun Chen - Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Concordia University, Canada
  • Shiwang Yu - Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
  • Wenting Ma - Department of Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
  • Luigi Di Sarno - Department of Civil Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China

DOI 10.31025/2611-4135/2020.14029

Released under CC BY-NC-ND

Copyright: © 2019 CISA Publisher

Abstract

Construction and demolition waste (CDW) accounts for 40% of urban municipal waste in China and around 25% in the European Union (EU). Since the EU is more developed and urbanized than China, its experience with managing CDW may be helpful to China. This study therefore compared China and the EU with respect to the flow of CDW materials and the policies, laws and regulations for CDW management. The results reveal that the CDW management practices and facilities in China are relatively underdeveloped with a large amount of low-value inert material going to landfill compared with the EU. The study also reveals the important role of government involvement in CDW management, including the use of punitive measures and preferential policies; most EU members states achieved their waste recovery rates by 2016 due to mature CDW legalization. To improve the management of CDW in China, a series of suggestions are proposed including waste prevention strategies, establishment of supervision mechanisms, and financial support.

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Editorial History

  • Received: 31 Oct 2019
  • Revised: 10 Jul 2020
  • Accepted: 28 Jul 2020
  • Available online: 30 Nov 2020

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