Open AccessManaging Construction Waste in Developed Countries: Lessons Learned for Indonesia
Author(s) -
Lulu Nurul Fitri,
Jati Utomo Dwi Hatmoko,
Ferry Hermawan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/366/1/012016
Subject(s) - business , context (archaeology) , sanctions , enforcement , government (linguistics) , developing country , best practice , construction industry , construction waste , environmental planning , engineering , economic growth , waste management , construction engineering , political science , economics , management , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , environmental science , law , biology
Many construction practitioners in developed countries are already aware of reducing and managing construction waste. In Indonesia, it has not yet become a primary concern. Typically, the priority still focuses on how to win competitions instead and finish them on time with some profits. Whereas, the volume of waste in the world continues to grow day by day. The aim of this study is to explore best practices of construction waste management in developed countries to be implemented in Indonesia. The objectives are; (1) to examine the implementation of waste management in construction projects in developed countries and (2) to identify context, drivers and barriers of the construction waste management practices. A comprehensive literature review is conducted to address these aim and objectives. The results show that in general, many developed countries can reduce and manage their construction waste with supports from stakeholders, the availability of regulation with strong sanctions, law enforcement from the government, another supporting system, and high awareness from the practitioners. Although each country arguably may have best practices due to the local context, nevertheless these results may give insight and are useful for stakeholders in the Indonesia construction industry.