It is expedient to review research based on construction waste management which will serve as an aid in piloting the proposed research.
Research by Akinkurolere and Franklin (2005) investigated the problems associated with waste management on construction sites in South Western Nigeria and to reveal the hazardous effect of material wastage on construction Industry. The use of questionnaire containing varied questions about material wastage and management was adopted. It was revealed from the investigation that wastage of construction bring about cost overrun leading marginal loss on the side of a contractor and that poor management is the cause of waste on construction sites. Recycling and reusing of construction materials were however recommended from the study.
Oladiran (2009) conducted a survey using a convenience-sampling technique to explore the application and effects of a Waste Management Plans on construction projects in Nigeria. The use of questionnaire was adopted and administered on construction professionals in construction companies in Lagos State, Nigeria to gather information for the study. Making use of descriptive and inferential statistical tools, it was deduced that Waste Management Plans were applied in Nigerian construction projects on an average level and the effects of a Waste Management Plans on, time, human resources and materials waste minimization are mostly average. However the survey showed that Waste Management Plans has a high effect on equipment and material waste. The use of Waste Management Plans by construction stakeholders and practitioners was therefore recommended for embarked projects.
Wahab and Lawal (2011) assessed the forms, causes and factors incidental to waste and measures to effe...
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Villoria et al (2013) based their research on construction and demolition waste management best practise in with the aim of assisting stakeholders in the industry. The research was carried out with the aid conducted survey among the construction practitioners in order to evaluate the effectiveness of 20 best practice measures regarding construction and demolition waste management. Furthermore, the most suitable types of building constructions to implement these practices were to be identified. Results of the study showed that the use of industrialized systems and the contract of suppliers managing the waste were among the highly effective best practices. It was also discovered that the act of distributing small containers in strategic area of work is another high valued practice, although only 36% of respondents adopts this practise.
Empowerment is the act of earning power or getting empowered to achieve something. But when you get empowered by someone else it can make it 10 times easier to achieve your goal. Some of the most successful people in life had someone to help them through the good and the bad times. You acquire encouragement to keep going when you want to give up. You also gain more knowledge to complete your goal in less time. Empowerment of others makes your goal easier to reach and your life a fairly easier.
Waste management is the operation of how waste materials are handled. The affair of waste management is relevant to everyone world-wide. Wastes are materials that have no further economic use, and when disposed of, are hazardous to humans and the environment. Wastes include solid waste, liquid wastes, and air pollutants created by humans and cannot be naturally recycled. Current waste management techniques need to be completely overhauled because funding in government budget is not enough to meet standards, landfills are reaching their maximum capacity worldwide, and nuclear waste storage must be handled correctly. Waste management has been a highly thought about complication for global authorities. Due to
Waste management is important from social, economic and environmental perspectives. It helps reduce the use of raw materials and energy, and is a great way of controlling air, water and land pollution. Vancouver citizens sort out
Food Waste - Canada Have you ever thought about how much food you waste everyday? The unfortunate truth is, the amount of food you wasted could have saved someone's life, yet it ended up being thrown in the trash. As a matter of fact, food waste is a serious issue that wastes $31 billion in Canada each year. We can help reduce this high amount by changing our aesthetic desires, shopping intelligently and understanding food date labels. Every single one of us is guilty, but we can make up for our wrong doings.
CHAPTER-2 Solid Waste Solid waste, are the things you throw away, whether it may be solid or liquid, it’s still considered as solid waste. What is a solid waste? Solid waste is the trash you’ve been making your whole life and as I’ve said before all the things you throw are considered solid waste, here are some examples of solid waste. Waste tires, septage management, scrap metal, latex paint, furniture and toys, garbage appliances, and vehicles oil and anti-freeze empty aerosol cans. Solid waste can also clog canals that are used for lessening the amount of water when it rains, it can also damage our ozone layer as you know the thinner it gets the lesser oxygen is left.
The home has policies for using clinical waste, and how to dispose of it without making contamination a high risk. The home also has a policy for if infection such as Diarrhea and vomiting take place. The home has a standard of hygiene that the staff have to uphold.
Solid waste management is a major environmental issue and creating huge burdens particularly in megacities. Combination of growth of population and economy corresponds to increase of municipal solid waste (MSW). Many countries which have rapid growing economies are also confronted with serious challenges in maintaining and managing their vastly increasing wastes. An alarming rate of solid waste generation is observed simultaneously with urbanization, industrialization and economic development of countries.
Recycling. What does this word mean to you? Do you recycle? Do you support or oppose the act of it? What is written in the following paragraphs may or may not help you make this one special planet in our solar system we call Earth; the only planet scientists know supports life. Recycling benefits many aspects of life. Recycling benefits the aesthetics of our daily environment, it makes our family and friends safer from sickness, it boosts our economy, and it allows us to make more use of the limited natural nonrenewable resources we have on our earth. Recycling will benefit life by reducing our environmental impact, preventing injury, boosting the economy, and extending the use we can make can make out of our resources.
As humanity develops new technology, the magnitude and severity of waste increases. When computers were developed, it widely was believed that the need for paper would be eliminated. On the contrary this was widely proven false and we are now utilizing more paper than ever. Canada is not an exception as the typical Canadian generates an average of three pounds of solid waste each day1. This alone shows what a careless species we have become- using and disposing materials without even considering the damage we are causing. With half a trillion tones of waste around the world, only 25% may be reused for a second or third time and less than 5% can be renewed limitlessly1. These facts are true only in developed countries. Since these traditional waste reduction methods have been proven inefficient, we must endorse new innovative technology to arrive at a solution.
White, P. & Franke, M., 1999: Integrated solid waste management: a lifecycle inventory. Gaithersburg, Md.: Aspen.
Efficient waste managing approaches help with reducing and avoiding unpleasant impact on the environment and human health, while allowing financial development and progress in the quality of people’s life. People do not even imagine what is the size and capacity of their activities and the impact they produce on the environment. Garbage is an important ecological problem. It is seems amazing that approximately all of the citizens of the world identify rubbish as a major environmental problem and yet these people still litter. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (2008), an American produces 250 million tons of garbage per year (para.2). There are different circumstances that are based on the society, environmental conditions, occupation and size of each of the different family. As Richmond (2010) stated, if no administration organizations has the responsibility or resources to concentrate their efforts on the waste disposal, then the responsibility to do that is on ...
Solid waste can be classified in different types, depending on their source, household waste is generally classified as municipal waste; industrial waste as hazardous waste or hospital waste as infections waste. It quite obvious that South Africa environment is deteriorated by the illegal dumping area that around here. Solid waste is a major problem this country is facing at the moment. The province that is experience this major problem is Gauteng province, this an urban area am taking about, and since it’s clear that over population is the cause of the problem. Gauteng province is an over populated than rural area .solid waste pollution is refuse or garbage that people use in their everyday life in their house, such as plastic
Ali, H., N. Eeda and C. S. Ho (2012). "Urban Solid Waste Minimisation in Malaysia-The case of Shah Alam City Hall, Selangor."
Recycling is of great importance, and its importance is economic and environmental. It preserves natural resources, reduces depletion, reduces the amount of waste, reduces its growth, conserves the environment, cleanses it of some harmful waste, reduces unemployment and creates opportunities. New work.
The solid wastes are produce not only by households; it’s contributed by hospitals and corporations. Hospitals throw away bandages, use needles and latex gloves, these items hospitals throw away daily all the time because they can’t be reuse for the safety of its patients. Corporations throw away a lot of waste as well such as papers that they use whether in writing or in projects. All of these leftovers after consumptions are waste that is produced by our daily actions.