Construction and Demolition Waste in Romania: The Route from Illegal Dumping to Building Materials

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type , Preprint 06 Jun 2019Publisher:Open Engineering IncJournal:Sustainability, volume 11, page 3,179 (eissn: 2071-1050,

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Authors: Mihai, Florin;

doi: 10.31224/osf.io/v95rc , 10.3390/su11113179

Construction and Demolition Waste in Romania: The Route from Illegal Dumping to Building Materials

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The paper performs a critical overview concerning the construction and demolition waste (C&DW) management issues in Romania. Five main stages related to C&DW management are highlighted such as: (i) illegal dumping on public lands; (ii) C&DW collection and disposal in urban landfills; (iii) C&DW treatment and reuse in civil constructions (roads, coating material for landfills); (iv) regional integrated waste management systems; (v) recycling of building materials (e.g., cement industry and recycled aggregates). The paper reveals the poor monitoring of C&DW flows across Romanian counties and the geographical dimension of this waste stream collected by waste operators. The paper examines the current challenges in Romania and it reveals the future prospects to provide a reliable transition towards sustainable C&DW management activities. The targeted route: waste fractions can be recycled and/or reused as building materials via integrated waste management systems, which enable a circular economy in urban and rural municipalities.

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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Romania

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