Waste Management on Construction Site
1Hime Elijah Akaakase; 2Markus Kwaji; 3Ityu Dorothy, 4Dzer Jessica Terdoo & 5Sylvester Igwe Sylvester
1,2,3,4Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Benue State University, Makurdi
5Department of Technology Education, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola,
Email:akaakaseh@gmail.com,marcuskhore@gmail.com,dorothyityu@gmail.com,jessicadzer@yahooo.com,sylvester.sylvester01@yahoo.com
Corresponding Author: Markus Kwaji
ABSTRACT
Increasing waste generation on construction sites has become a topic of environment concern as it has contributed to causing an environmental hazard. Most construction wastes are not recycled but end up in landfills or dump which occupy the valuable land. Construction waste will increase from time to time during the development of very large projects especially located in town areas. Hence a study on waste management practices with a view to minimizing waste generation and encouraging recycling becomes important. The study indicates that design, operation, transportation, and construction are the major sources of waste generation and that landfills are the most current method being adopted in the disposal of construction waste and the industry best practice methods like reduce, reuse and recycling are less frequently used whereas recycling is recognized today as a solid waste management strategy that is preferable to landfilling or incineration and environmentally more desirable. Some safety precautions were highlighted. Prospect and challenges of waste management were also discussed. Conclusion was drawn with emphasis on more efforts been put in place to sustain management of construction site waste.
Keywords: Waste, Management, and Construction Site
