A Review of Effectiveness of Construction Waste Minimization Practices in Bauchi State, Nigeria

• Authors: Baba Babangida , Suratkon Azienita Binti
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper reviewed the existing literature on effectiveness of construction waste minimization in Nigeria with particular interest in Bauchi State. The study highlighted the menace of construction waste to the environment. The Nigerian construction industry comprises foreign and indigenous firms which are classified into small, medium and large according to their level of capitalization and annual turnover. In the real industrialized countries, the construction industry can be responsible for up to 20 % of the GDP and employs up to 12 % of the total labour force. In Nigeria, the sector contributes 3.2 % of GDP. This is a clear indication that construction industry in Nigeria failed to meet expectations of governments, clients and society. The material and method of this research study utilized a secondary source of data. A critical review of this recent journal articles posited new findings of effectiveness of construction waste minimization. To ascertain the actual happenings in the construction industries within and beyond the study area. The findings of this research study indicated that environmental pollution is caused by construction waste in the study area. It is also revealed that indigenous firms generate large volume of construction waste. It was evident that construction waste is ineffective to the health condition of the environment. The conclusion is drawn from the study also revealed that different approach and method should be applied to curtail and minimize construction waste effectiveness in the study area.

Keywords

EN

construction waste; environment; effectiveness; firms and waste minimization

• Publisher: Altezoro s.r.o. (Slovak Republic) and Publishing Center "Dialog" (Ukraine)
• Journal: Path of Science
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 2012-2015

Dates

published

2017-11-30

Contributors

author

Baba Babangida

• Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytecnic

author

Suratkon Azienita Binti

• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.22178/pos.28-6