Construction debris recycle: assigning the costs to where they belong

Fehr, Manfred; Marques, Rogério Borges

doi:10.1504/ijee.2013.050892

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“…These policies could be applied directly when government authorities execute public projects, or indirectly through contractual clauses, when public projects are outsourced to private enterprise. Fehr and Marques (2013) concur, proposing that ECAM 29,8 government encourage the creation of a market for recycled materials through the required use of these products in public projects.…”

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Public administration strategies that stimulate reverse logistics within the construction industry: a conceptual typology

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Hosseini

Macêdo

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PurposeReverse logistics (RL) is a waste revaluation process aimed at reintroducing once-used materials back into the production cycle. Public administration (PA) plays a strong role in influencing the implementation of RL in the construction industry through policy and laws. While much research identifies PA as an important driver in RL, no research yet describes how this occurs.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted on the theme PA in RL with 93 relevant publications retrieved.FindingsSix strategies used by PA to promote RL were extracted: (1) legislation, (2) government subsidies, (3) landfill disposal fee, (4) government inspection, (5) use in public construction works and (6) penalties and fines. Moreover, a typology built on these six strategies was developed, mapping 15 interactional relationships between strategies, according to three levels of influence: (1) encouragement (2) requirement and (3) regulation.Practical implicationsIt was found that legislation and government subsidies prove to be the more effective strategies, with the remaining strategies greatly neglected. Importantly, however, this study reveals that a combination of strategies are most effective when appropriately combined.Originality/valueThis study confirms the importance of PA in RL, in construction, while documenting the extent of current research. The resulting proposed typology, along with 15 identified future research priorities, is expected to be of value to academics and policy makers looking to advance understanding in this domain.

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Section: The Six Government Strategies To Promote Rl In the Construct...mentioning

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Public administration strategies that stimulate reverse logistics within the construction industry: a conceptual typology

Brandão

Hosseini

Macêdo

et al. 2021

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“…This finding suggests that most cost–benefit studies analyse RL feasibility and environmentally-driven operations (cf. Fehr and Marques, 2013 ).…”

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“… Wang et al (2004) found that the quality of CDW from different generating sources can influence the decisions of recycling plants to process waste in various products with different efficiencies. Furthermore, Fehr and Marques (2013) state that the disposal rate for CDW arriving at a receiving centre should be based on the quality of the batch waste sorting. This is because, well-sorted waste pays lower rates than poorly sorted material, since the latter increases on-site operating expenses.…”

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“…Like ‘ CDW generations nodes ’, it constitutes a generic representation of public administration. Public administration is otherwise known as a: department/agency of environmental protection ( Aidonis et al, 2008 ; Wang et al, 2004 ; Zhou et al, 2013 ); federal ministry of environment, state environmental agencies ( Rebehy et al, 2019 ); senior environment protection office ( Chileshe et al, 2016a ); or municipal administration ( Fehr and Marques, 2013 ). The government node adds value by providing financial subsidies for four other nodes of the RSC of CDW.…”

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“… Nunes et al (2009) state that the government is the largest consumer of construction materials in Brazil and therefore should adopt public policies that encourage recycled CDW consumption. These policies could be applied directly when government authorities execute public projects or indirectly through contractual clauses, when public projects are outsourced ( Fehr and Marques, 2013 ). Since the ‘ consumption points ’ is one of the ultimate materials destinations, it does not have exit material flows – all entry flows are presumed to be recovered CDW.…”

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Reverse supply chain conceptual model for construction and demolition waste

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Construction and demolition waste (CDW) substantially contributes to environmental degradation because of its intrinsic characteristics of fast and high generation volume, low recycling rate, and low revenue margins. A systemic problem is that recycling facilities are not usually a part of a reverse supply chain (RSC) specific for CDW. This makes the recovery process costs prohibitive, especially where companies are unable to receive and process large volumes of waste continuously. This paper presents a systematic analysis of the extant literature and utilizes the results accrued to develop a conceptual RSC model for CDW. In so doing, the research seeks to provide clarity on this phenomenon, while simultaneously stimulating wider academic discourse and further research endeavours. A mixed philosophies epistemological design was adopted using both interpretavism and constructivism to undertake a qualitative systematic analysis of the literature. A process diagram was produced to represent the conceptual model (CM) and thematically group the nodes into three key swim lanes that delineate the boundaries between distribution, manufacturing, and sourcing and warehousing processes. Within each swim lane, stakeholders were incorporated as key actors. A further layer of nuanced complexity was added to illustrate the key actors involved in the process, government strategies, and activity flow paths. This novel CM offers both practical and theoretical contributions to existing knowledge and signposts a future research direction. Such work will demystify reverse logistics for managing CDW, and assist government policy-makers to develop informed policies that reduce the negative environmental impact of construction activities.

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