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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 15, 2014
Building Surveying, Facilities Management and Engineering Conference (BSFMEC 2014)
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| Article Number | 01037 | |
| Number of page(s) | 9 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20141501037 | |
| Published online | 19 August 2014 | |
The Construction Solid Waste Minimization Practices among Malaysian Contractors
Faculty of Architecture Planning and Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Perak), Seri Iskandar, 32610, Perak, Malaysia.
The function of minimization of construction solid waste is to reduce or eliminates the adverse impacts on the environment and to human health. Due to the increase of population that leads to rapid development, there are possibilities of construction solid waste to be increased shortly from the construction works, demolition or renovation works. Materials such as wood, concrete, paint, brick, roofing, tiles, plastic and any other materials would contribute problem involving construction solid waste. Therefore, the proper waste minimization is needed to control the quantity of construction solid waste produced. This paper identifies the type of construction solid waste produced and discusses the waste minimization practice by the contractors at construction sites in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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