The assessment of waste segregation exercise among Malaysian contractors: a descriptive analysis

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

Construction waste that emerges from construction sites has become a major global concern due to its negative carbon footprint on the environment. Due to underrepresented construction waste specific data in Malaysia, this paper aims to identify sources, causes, types of construction waste and decision-making factors of construction waste management in Malaysia's construction sites. A questionnaire survey was administered to 60 construction practitioners representing different construction sites in Peninsular Malaysia. A descriptive analysis using the Relative Importance Index (RII) was used to rank the items asked in the survey and categorised them into high (RII>70), medium (50

Keywords

Construction site, Construction waste, Decision-making factors, Malaysia, Waste segregation

Publication Title

Journal of Design and Built Environment

Divisions

BuiltEnvironment,urban

Funders

None

Volume

22

Issue

1

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