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2008Type
- Report
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Abstract
In Switzerland construction waste management is dealt with under regulations and guidelines based on the Environmental Protection Law. The legislation requires that waste is avoided
or - if that is not possible - reused. Authorities can prescribe the reuse of waste if this is ecologically and economically reasonable. Standards regulate the waste management on building
sites and the use of recycled material in construction. Approximately 11.1 million tons of construction waste is generated per year - excluding excavated earth. 84% is reused - either
directly on construction site or after an appropriate treatment. The rest is disposed of on dumps or burned. Different tools are available for waste owners, waste disposition companies and
waste-law executing authorities. One of them is the Disposition Guide. It consists of a central database listing all waste disposition systems and a web page that offers information about
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publishedEditor
Book title
Construction Materials Stewardship - The Status Quo in selected CountriesJournal / series
CIB ReportVolume
Pages / Article No.
Publisher
Centre For Building Performance Research, Victoria University of WellingtonOrganisational unit
03752 - Wallbaum, Holger
03314 - Schalcher, Hans-Rudolf
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