India's urbanization has caused a sharp rise in C&D waste, polluting cities and depleting resources as materials like concrete and glass are improperly discarded in landfills and water bodies. C&D waste has far-reaching implications, affecting not just the environment but also public health.
Toxic materials like lead paint or asbestos in C&D waste pose serious health hazards to nearby communities. Exposure to dust and fine particles can lead to serious respiratory issues, while unmanaged waste piles may contain sharp objects that pose a risk of injury.
Effective construction waste management is pivotal not just for mitigating its adverse effects but also for contributing to global sustainability efforts. Proper management reduces landfill use, allows for recycling of materials like wood, metal, and concrete, and lowers carbon footprints.
Proper C&D waste management aligns with global sustainability goals like ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and contributes directly to SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), particularly:
Under India’s Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and guidelines by the CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board), businesses are required to:
Segregate waste into recyclable and non-recyclable categories.
Proper storage to avoid spreading or to avoid improper management.
Recycle and Reuse.
Ensure proper transportation and management at authorized facilities.
Maintain records and submit reports on waste generated and processed
Builders and Contractors are required to submit a waste management Plan to local authorities.
Penalties are levied on contractors and waste generators if waste is not segregated, recycled and disposed as per regulations
Training project staff and workers on waste segregation objectives and requirements
Deployment of field staff and supervisors for ensuring waste segregation and documentation standards
Diversion Certification for collected quantities and reporting in "custom waste strategy".
Materials like concrete, wood, metals, glass, tiles, Gypsum/plaster of Paris (POP), and mixed debris fall under C&D waste. Even PPE (Personnel Protection Equipment) discarded at a construction site can be considered as one of the components of C&D Waste.
Compliance ensures reduced environmental harm, strengthens construction waste management practices, avoidance of penalties, and alignment with sustainability goals. Compliance with laws by monitoring, tracking and processing C&D waste can also lead to eventual cost reductions applying the 3Rs – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
We track the waste through accurate measurement both at source and destination, maintaining point to point documentation, GPS tracking enabled vehicles and consolidated periodic reporting to monitor waste from generation to final disposal or recycling. Advanced systems like TRACER which is a block-chain based traceability solution can also be adopted for clients at an extra cost.
Our solutions incorporate training and capacity building to ensure segregation at source, safe transportation, and recycling/recovery along with periodic reporting and data management in alignment with the C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016
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