Estimation of regional building-related C&D debris generation and composition: Case study for Florida, US

    Authors

    K. Cochran; T. Townsend; D. Reinhart;H. Heck

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Waste Manage.

    Keywords

    DEMOLITION WASTE; CONSTRUCTION WASTE; HONG-KONG; MANAGEMENT; CONCRETE; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences

    Abstract

    Methodology for the accounting, generation, and composition of building-related construction and demolition (C&D) at a regional level was explored. Six specific categories of debris were examined: residential construction, nonresidential construction, residential demolition, nonresidential demolition, residential renovation, and nonresidential renovation. Debris produced from each activity was calculated as the product of the total area of activity and waste generated per unit area of activity. Similarly, composition was estimated as the product of the total area of activity and the amount of each waste component generated per unit area. The area of activity was calculated using statistical data, and individual site studies were used to assess the average amount of waste generated per unit area. The application of the methodology was illustrated using Florida, US approximately 3,750,000 metric tons of building-related C&D debris were estimated as generated in Florida in 2000. Of that amount, concrete represented 56%, wood 13%, drywall 11%, miscellaneous debris 8%, asphalt roofing materials 7%, metal 3%, cardboard 1%, and plastic 1%. This model differs from others because it accommodates regional construction styles and available data. The resulting generation amount per capita is less than the US estimate - attributable to the high construction, low demolition activity seen in Florida. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Waste Management

    Volume

    27

    Issue/Number

    7

    Publication Date

    1-1-2007

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    921

    Last Page

    931

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000246880900008

    ISSN

    0956-053X

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