TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a circular economy for construction and demolition waste management in China
T2 - Critical success factors
AU - Ma, Wenting
AU - Liu, Tian
AU - Hao, Jian Li
AU - Wu, Weiwei
AU - Gu, Xierong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/10
Y1 - 2023/10
N2 - The amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in China in recent years has increased due to rapid urbanization, but the country's linear economy for C&D waste management is not adequate for dealing with the associated environmental problems. Although there have been studies of C&D waste management in China, the focus has mostly been on ways to improve the reduce-reuse-recycle (3R) rate, with no exploration of factors that would lead to a successful C&D waste management closed-loop circular economy. The aim of this study was therefore to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) for a closed-loop circular economy for C&D waste management in China. The methodology adopted to achieve this aim included a literature review, semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire survey, and statistical analysis. The study identified the following eight CSFs: improve secondary material quality and value, incentives for secondary materials utilization, incentives for waste-recovery, standards for secondary materials, advanced sourcing and processing technologies, information platforms and markets for C&D waste, site waste management, and using durable materials. The CSFs identified in this study provide valuable evidence and new insights for scholars and decision makers to further develop a closed-loop circular economy for C&D waste management in China.
AB - The amount of construction and demolition (C&D) waste in China in recent years has increased due to rapid urbanization, but the country's linear economy for C&D waste management is not adequate for dealing with the associated environmental problems. Although there have been studies of C&D waste management in China, the focus has mostly been on ways to improve the reduce-reuse-recycle (3R) rate, with no exploration of factors that would lead to a successful C&D waste management closed-loop circular economy. The aim of this study was therefore to identify the critical success factors (CSFs) for a closed-loop circular economy for C&D waste management in China. The methodology adopted to achieve this aim included a literature review, semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire survey, and statistical analysis. The study identified the following eight CSFs: improve secondary material quality and value, incentives for secondary materials utilization, incentives for waste-recovery, standards for secondary materials, advanced sourcing and processing technologies, information platforms and markets for C&D waste, site waste management, and using durable materials. The CSFs identified in this study provide valuable evidence and new insights for scholars and decision makers to further develop a closed-loop circular economy for C&D waste management in China.
KW - Circular economy
KW - Construction and demolition (C&D)
KW - Critical success factors (CSFs)
KW - Reduce-reuse-recycle (3R)
KW - Waste management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85169580883&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.scp.2023.101226
DO - 10.1016/j.scp.2023.101226
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85169580883
SN - 2352-5541
VL - 35
JO - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
JF - Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy
M1 - 101226
ER -