
National Construction & Demolition Waste
Research and Industry Portal
publications
This page page presents some publications that have a primarily focus on C&D waste management.
Project publications
In this section you'll find a series of links to research reports and documents emerging from the research projects:
Factsheet: Project 1.65: A national economic approach to improved management of construction and demolition waste
Report 1: Identifying the economic factors and drivers that govern the disposal and reduction/reuse/recycling of Construction and Demolition waste
Report 2: Discrepancies in regulations governing C&D waste and recommendations for reforms
Report 3: Developing a consistent approach to define and measure C&D waste across different Australian jurisdictions
Report 5 (B): Resource circular economy: opportunities to reduce waste disposal across the supply chain: Glass
Report 5 (C): Resource circular economy: opportunities to reduce waste disposal across the supply chain: Concrete
Report 5: Resource circular economy: opportunities to reduce waste disposal across the supply chain: Brick
Factsheet: Project 1.75: creation and stimulation of end markets for construction and demolition waste in Australia
Report 1: Review and identify jurisdictional regulations/specifications/guidelines/ standards, affecting the development and operation of end-markets for C&D waste streams
Report 2: The capacity of existing end markets in Australian jurisdictions
Report 3: Review how sustainable procurement guidelines in Australia may enhance the operation and size of C&D waste end markets
Journal article: Transformation towards a circular economy in the Australian C&D waste management system
Journal article: An investigation into challenges and opportunities in the Australian C&D waste management system
Journal article: Using recycled C&D waste products: A review of stakeholders’ perceptions, decisions, and motivations
Journal article: Extended producer responsibility in the Australian construction industry
Journal article: Using recycled construction and demolition waste products: A review of stakeholders’ perceptions,
decisions, and motivations
Journal article: Review of energy recovery from construction and demolition waste in Australia
Journal article: Landfill levy imposition on construction and demolition waste: Australian stakeholders’ perceptions
Journal article: Construction waste management in natural disasters in Australia
Journal article: Review of waste strategy documents in Australia
Journal article: Market development for construction and demolition waste stream in Australia
Conference paper: Opportunities to reduce brick waste disposal
Conference paper: Green construction and construction and demolition waste management in Australia
Conference paper: Managing construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Australia
Online article: We create 20m tons of construction industry waste each year. Here’s how to stop it going to landfill
Online article: Construction and demolition waste exchange marketplace
Online article: Closing the loop on C&D waste
Online article: How to make roads with recycled waste, and pave the way to a circular economy
Online article: How does product certification help construction and demolition waste resource recovery?
Online article: Australia needs construction waste recycling plants — but locals first need to be won over
Academic resources: Australian context
This section lists several academic research outputs relevant to C&D waste management in Australia.
Journal article (2020):Cross-regional mobility of construction and demolition waste in Australia:An exploratory study
Journal article (2018): The Attitudes of demolition contractors to reusing building components: A study in New South Wales, Australia
Journal article (2018): Practitioners recycling attitude and behaviour in the Australian construction industry
Journal article (2017): Overcoming barriers to the reuse of construction waste material in Australia: a review of the literature
Journal article (2016): Collaboration achieves effective waste management design at Brookfield Place Perth, Western Australia
PhD Thesis (2011): Optimising the use of recycled C&D waste material in civil construction projects
Journal article (2008): An analysis of factors influencing waste minimisation and use of recycled materials for the construction of residential buildings
Industry & government publications
In this section industry reports related to C&D waste management are provided.
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2020-WA-Recovered C&D Resources - Main findings and recommendations_July20
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2020-WA Construction Resources - Recovered construction and demolition materials Resource Guide
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2020-WA Construction Resources - Recycled products opportunities paper_February20
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2020-WA C&D Resources-Recycled Products - Industry professionals survey finding-June 20
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2020- Zero Waste 2030- Mirvac Planet Positive Waste and Materials Plan
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2019- Insidewaste- The state of waste in Australia – a 2019 review
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2009- BDA Group-The full cost of landfill disposal in Australia
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2012-Hyder-Construction and demolition waste status report: management of construction and demolition waste in Australia
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2012-Hyder-Waste Definitions and Classifications
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2011-Hyder- Australian waste classifications