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Article: Implementing on-site construction waste recycling in Hong Kong: Barriers and facilitators
Title | Implementing on-site construction waste recycling in Hong Kong: Barriers and facilitators |
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Keywords | Construction and demolition (C&D) waste Waste management On-site recycling Barriers and facilitators Hong Kong |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/scitotenv |
Citation | Science of the Total Environment, 2020, v. 747, p. article no. 141091 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling constitutes an indispensable component in the overall waste management strategy. Unlike the traditional recycling approaches whereby C&D waste is transported to off-site facilities for treatment, construction managers are actively exploring the possibility of on-site recycling where C&D waste is treated directly at source. This study reports the barriers and facilitators of implementing on-site C&D waste recycling by contextualizing it in Hong Kong. It does so by adopting a mixed-method approach combining case study, site visits, and interviews. It is discovered that the barriers include (1) site space constraints, (2) narrow window of opportunity to trade recycled products, (3) vulnerable business case, (4) lack of support from off-site recycling, and (5) lack of government policy support. A series of facilitating measures are also proposed, including (1) developing customized on-site recycling equipment, (2) establishing a demand-supply information-sharing platform, (3) developing more thriving off-site recycling, and (4) providing more government support. This study probes into the real-life on- and off-site waste recycling practices in Hong Kong's prominent C&D management system. It can also provide useful references for others in developing their own C&D waste recycling strategies by rationally deploying on- and off-site recycling. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/285505 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 8.2 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.998 |
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dc.contributor.author | BAO, Z | - |
dc.contributor.author | LEE, WMW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lu, W | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-18T03:54:03Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-08-18T03:54:03Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Science of the Total Environment, 2020, v. 747, p. article no. 141091 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0048-9697 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/285505 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling constitutes an indispensable component in the overall waste management strategy. Unlike the traditional recycling approaches whereby C&D waste is transported to off-site facilities for treatment, construction managers are actively exploring the possibility of on-site recycling where C&D waste is treated directly at source. This study reports the barriers and facilitators of implementing on-site C&D waste recycling by contextualizing it in Hong Kong. It does so by adopting a mixed-method approach combining case study, site visits, and interviews. It is discovered that the barriers include (1) site space constraints, (2) narrow window of opportunity to trade recycled products, (3) vulnerable business case, (4) lack of support from off-site recycling, and (5) lack of government policy support. A series of facilitating measures are also proposed, including (1) developing customized on-site recycling equipment, (2) establishing a demand-supply information-sharing platform, (3) developing more thriving off-site recycling, and (4) providing more government support. This study probes into the real-life on- and off-site waste recycling practices in Hong Kong's prominent C&D management system. It can also provide useful references for others in developing their own C&D waste recycling strategies by rationally deploying on- and off-site recycling. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/scitotenv | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Science of the Total Environment | - |
dc.subject | Construction and demolition (C&D) waste | - |
dc.subject | Waste management | - |
dc.subject | On-site recycling | - |
dc.subject | Barriers and facilitators | - |
dc.subject | Hong Kong | - |
dc.title | Implementing on-site construction waste recycling in Hong Kong: Barriers and facilitators | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lu, W: wilsonlu@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lu, W=rp01362 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141091 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 32771777 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC7381926 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85089029731 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 312824 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 747 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. 141091 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. 141091 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000579386300077 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0048-9697 | - |