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CRIteRIon 22
ReduCtIon In wAste
duRInG ConstRuCtIon
Introduction
Today, most materials used during construction are environmentally harmful if they are not handled
in a prescribed and safe manner. Some materials are harmful during handling and some during
disposal. We should be aware of the appropriate codes, guidelines, and processes that can help
in averting all possible instances of ecological (resulting in human health) damage on our
construction sites.
In most cases today, the responsibility of collection and disposal of construction waste is not
a formal activity with any clearly defined/assigned roles, tasks, and deliverables. This despite the
existence of exhaustive guidelines and codes prepared by various national and state government
bodies, such as the pollution control boards, and environment ministries.
As a result, site waste, whether generated during construction (known as construction waste),
repairs or demolition (known as demolition waste), is disposed in an inappropriate manner. These
result in hazardous or environmentally harmful practices that cause both short-term as well as long-
term damage to human beings exposed to them as well as to the ecology.
Some common materials that are found at construction sites today are as follows.
Stage Material
1. Explosives and related products and equipment used in excavations
2. Fuels and heating oils and other volatile / lammable liquids, such as coolants and grease
3. Pesticides
4. Chemical admixtures, sealants, adhesives, solvents, among others
5. Plastics, acrylics, silica, and PVC
6. Excavation and foundation works Super structure Electronic ballasts, PCBs, transformers, capacitors, switchgear, lead cable, and oil-illed / gel-illed cables
7. Tar and tar products (such as bitumen, felt, and water prooing compounds)
8. Centering oil and formwork oil
9. Asbestos products – insulation, tiles, and so on
10. Product packaging (such as cement bags, cartons, containers, and plastic covers)
11. Tarpaulin
12. Compressed gases / cylinders
13. All types of batteries
14. Wood dust
15. Finishing and interiors Paints, pigments, dyes, and primers
16. Mercury containing lamps and tubes: luorescent lamps intact and crushed, halogen lamps, arc lamps, UV lamps,
high-pressure sodium lamps, mercury vapour lamps, neon lamps, and incandescent lamps
17. Mercury containing devices: mercury switches, relays, regulators, thermostats, thermometers, manometers, and
debris containing mercury
CRIteRIon 22
ReduCtIon In wAste
duRInG ConstRuCtIon
Introduction
Today, most materials used during construction are environmentally harmful if they are not handled
in a prescribed and safe manner. Some materials are harmful during handling and some during
disposal. We should be aware of the appropriate codes, guidelines, and processes that can help
in averting all possible instances of ecological (resulting in human health) damage on our
construction sites.
In most cases today, the responsibility of collection and disposal of construction waste is not
a formal activity with any clearly defined/assigned roles, tasks, and deliverables. This despite the
existence of exhaustive guidelines and codes prepared by various national and state government
bodies, such as the pollution control boards, and environment ministries.
As a result, site waste, whether generated during construction (known as construction waste),
repairs or demolition (known as demolition waste), is disposed in an inappropriate manner. These
result in hazardous or environmentally harmful practices that cause both short-term as well as long-
term damage to human beings exposed to them as well as to the ecology.
Some common materials that are found at construction sites today are as follows.
Stage Material
1. Explosives and related products and equipment used in excavations
2. Fuels and heating oils and other volatile / lammable liquids, such as coolants and grease
3. Pesticides
4. Chemical admixtures, sealants, adhesives, solvents, among others
5. Plastics, acrylics, silica, and PVC
6. Excavation and foundation works Super structure Electronic ballasts, PCBs, transformers, capacitors, switchgear, lead cable, and oil-illed / gel-illed cables
7. Tar and tar products (such as bitumen, felt, and water prooing compounds)
8. Centering oil and formwork oil
9. Asbestos products – insulation, tiles, and so on
10. Product packaging (such as cement bags, cartons, containers, and plastic covers)
11. Tarpaulin
12. Compressed gases / cylinders
13. All types of batteries
14. Wood dust
15. Finishing and interiors Paints, pigments, dyes, and primers
16. Mercury containing lamps and tubes: luorescent lamps intact and crushed, halogen lamps, arc lamps, UV lamps,
high-pressure sodium lamps, mercury vapour lamps, neon lamps, and incandescent lamps
17. Mercury containing devices: mercury switches, relays, regulators, thermostats, thermometers, manometers, and
debris containing mercury
