An Assessment on Waste Management Practices in the Construction Sites of Sylhet City

Abstract

Despite waste management within the industry contains a vital impact on each economic and environmental issues; the present level of construction waste management performance in Bangladesh is according as comparatively low. To improve any variety of management performance, it's necessary to diagnose the present status of the performance level. During this context, the study was undertaken to observe the current status of waste management system and develop an acceptable management system. This paper presents a general summary of current construction waste management practices in Sylhet city. For this reason, a field survey was conducted to monitor the current status of construction waste management systems like waste generation, on-site handling and storage. Within the field survey, the chosen sites area unit ascertained and data regarding generated wastes are collected. Different types of waste are found. The quantities and qualities of the waste are identified. It is found that for most of the waste there is a moderate relationship between the site area and the number of generated wastes. Then 4R principles which are: Recycling, Reuse, Reduction and Recover is conducted for the management of these wastes. Hereafter, the government initiative and mass awareness are necessary to stimulate the use of recycled components in construction industries and lower the quantity of waste engaged towards landfill. Using thoughtful planning system, design of buildings and landscapes can play role in operating construction development activities without causing any despair of environment.