Chapter One

General Introduction of Construction and Demolition Waste

Abstract

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste has become an enormous part of municipal solid wastes in recent years due to rapid urbanization and industrialization process. Traditionally, it can be processed depending on its type, source, or utilization pathways, most of which is harmless and is able to be disposed or reused without much pretreatment. The general properties, management and recycling technologies, yield estimation for C&D waste in developing and developed countries is introduced. Industrial C&D waste, which is also of a huge amount and contains pollutants or other poisonous substances, is described. A large proportion of these C&D wastes comes from industrial ...

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