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Insight #98 Types of Construction Waste
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What are the Types of Construction Waste Encountered?
Construction waste consists of solid, liquid, and gaseous wastes. The wasted labor associated with low productivity is arguably another form of construction waste. This Insight, however, will only consider its impacts in generation of added construction waste.
The various waste steams can be characterized by their hazard levels. This drives a consideration of other factors related to initial material choices and how to capture, treat, and dispose of any hazardous residuals. Hazard levels are not further considered in this Executive Insight but are important design, procurement, and construction considerations.
The following table summarizes some of the types of construction waste encountered.
| Types of Construction Waste | ||
|---|---|---|
| Solid Waste | Liquid Waste | Gaseous Waste |
| Concrete | General site runoff (silt and/or potentially contaminated) | Diesel generator exhausts |
| Bricks | Fuel and chemical plumes from construction operations | Purging and other vented gas |
| Ceramics and tile | Dredge disposal (potentially contaminated) runoff | Industrial gas, especially greenhouse gas (GHG), released during construction operations |
| Wood | Vehicle emissions from onsite construction equipment | |
| Insulation materials | Vehicle emissions associated with work force vehicles to, from, and onsite | |
| Glass | Logistics chain emissions from handling and transport of the materials of construction | |
| Plastic | ||
| Ferrous metals | ||