TITLE:
Construction and Demolition Waste Management Scenario in Republic of Cape Verde—The Case Study of City of Praia
AUTHORS:
Luciene Eveline Semedo Vaz, Leandro Vahia Pontual, Fernando Benedicto Mainier, Ana Lúcia Torres Seroa da Motta
KEYWORDS:
Construction Management, Construction and Demolition Waste, Sustainability, Environmental Impact
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.7 No.13,
December
14,
2016
ABSTRACT: Globally, the construction
industry is one of the leading producers of solid waste. The city of Praia, the
capital of the Republic of Cape Verde has been suffering from environmental
degradation with the irregular disposal of waste caused by inadequate management
of waste from construction and also the demolition. The research was developed
based on local inspections in the context of environmental laws, in semi-structured
interviews with people who deal with this activity and bibliographic
references. The main conclusion is that the city does not have a CDW management
plan consequently leading to environmental problems. On the other hand, waste of recycled construction
can be used as inert reducing the consumption of raw materials that can be used
as base and sub-base for paving, landfills, aggregate in mortars and raw
materials to be manufactured blocks, bricks concrete tiles, etc.