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Joppet Cuizon
Jinky Bulahan
Aileen Moriles
Jovien Valdueza
I. Research Problem
The construction of infrastructures related to bridges, highways, water
system and buildings has been increasing from the beginning of the past century;
construction industry. Construction and demolition debris is the waste material that results from
the construction, renovation, or demolition of any structure, including buildings, roads, and
bridges. Typical waste components include Portland cement concrete, asphalt, wood, metal,
plastic, and soil. This waste material has only recently gained attention as concerns about its
II. Objectives
Waste is generated on building sites during each phase of the building life cycle.
Evidence suggests that C&D waste may represent up to 50% of all waste to landfills
in Philippines and the majority of waste to cleanfills or C&D dumps. That means that
up to 1.7 million tonnes of C&D waste is sent to landfills every year and similar
amounts to cleanfills.
IV. Hypothesis
Recycling is one of the best ways for you to have a positive impact on the
world in which we live. Recycling is important to both the natural environment and
us. We must act fast as the amount of waste we create is increasing all the time.
Millions of tons of waste concrete are generated every year around the world due to
environmental impact of the building sector. To increase the scope for recycling in