Analysis of construction waste management using environmental indicators: case study

Abstract

Population growth and the growing process of urbanization of municipalities have contributed to the increasing generation and production of civil construction waste – RCC. The construction industry is responsible for several environmental impacts such as extraction of natural resources, irregular disposal of construction waste (RCC) in inappropriate places, directly impacting public health, the proliferation of vectors and diseases, as well as the deterioration of the urban landscape. With the need to reduce the generation of civil construction waste and provide them with an environmentally appropriate destination, it is important to promote research and studies for the expansion and knowledge of cases at construction sites. A correct management of your waste in the works is an important step for civil construction, the main industry that consumes raw materials and generates waste. Focusing on reducing losses at construction sites and encouraging recycling is a path to sustainability in the sector. Conducting the research allows building new knowledge about the management of civil construction waste, both in the theoretical part and in the information obtained in the data collection through the research questionnaire. Public policies must be created to help managers create structures capable of providing effective management, reducing the impacts of waste on the environment. In order to have a correct destination for this waste, the management and correct management of the RCC are essential, making this practice ecologically correct and sustainable for the works. In this panorama, this article seeks to present the steps that need to be adopted for the management and management of RCC in works in the municipality of Olinda. A study with environmental sustainability indicators will be prepared to evaluate the management of RCC in these works.