How The Waste Generated From Construction Sites Adversely Affecting The Environment?

[Eco Sheets]

Planet Earth is home to us all. However, the price it paysbecause of human civilization is too hard to bear. The idea of industrialization was proposed to benefit mankind but has now become the enemy of the environment.

According to a survey, it has been discovered that 25% of the total waste comes from construction industries. The reason behind such statistics is the ungovernable rise in population. This leads to an increase in the involvement of construction industries for making arrangements for the large population.

 

What is construction Industry Waste?

All the buildings present on the earth are made up of materials such as cement, wood barks, sand, etc. Construction industries use these materials to make multiple establishments. But, post-construction the leftover part of building materials finds no use. Such unwanted or excess remains of construction comprise of construction industry waste. 

The waste generated from construction industries are rich in the following components:-

• Ferrous materials
• Plastic
• Wood pieces
• Bricks
• Stones

 

Impact of construction waste on the environment

Construction waste itself does notaffect the environment. In contrary to this, the problem lies in the following things:-

• Usage of bad-quality building material

The materials used by construction industries come in various quality. A single product can be either environmentally friendly or harmful based on its constituents. Those who use non-recyclable materials in the construction process contribute to the environmental degradation process. Because such building materials are hard to recycle or decompose naturally which is a threat to the environment.

 

• Poor construction management system

This is another cause of the increase in the toxicity of the environment due to construction waste. Usually, small scale construction ignores the categorization process and mixes up all types of wastetogether. This makes it difficult to segregate the different kinds of wastefrom one another.

Such practices are a sign of a poor waste management system thatcausesa threat to the environment. The amount and composition of waste are also affected by the quality of material used initially. many construction industries use plastics or paints that are made of harmful ingredients.

 

A solution to this problem

Here are some measures that can help in the improvement of the environment:-

1. Use recyclable material

The use of natural and recyclable materials make the construction process efficient. Construction industries should start using safe and recyclable materials such ascorrugated recycled plastic roofing sheet, sundried bricks, bamboo, etc. These materials are recyclable and waste generated from them can be managed safely. 

 

2. Categorized management of waste

Many small scale industries commit this mistake at the end of the construction process. They mix all the waste and dispose of everything in one place. In place of this, construction industries must segregate their waste into recyclable and non-recyclable categories.

Recycled Plastic Sheet and Asbestos are some of the examples of recyclable and non-recyclable waste respectively and thus should be kept separately for processing. 

 

3. Reduce waste

A significant fraction of the waste generated by construction industries consists of extra materials. After the construction process, this extra material piles up and form construction waste. To reduce the amount of construction waste, it is always advised to purchase the right amount of material.

 

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