Abstract
The disposal volume of material for Construction and Demolition in Europe is increasing each year, that the European Union has decided to take control of the matter unifying practices and goals to achieve. This article analyses how waste management works in Italy adjusting its system to the European Union, regarding Construction and Demolition, taking into consideration the disposal of material coming from C&D (Construction and Demolition) production. In Italy, the disposition may differ according to the regions in which it is divided, and this must be taken into consideration when analysing information that reflects the different logistical aspect linked to the territory. It is also necessary to consider how the volume of waste can vary according to the size of the region considered and the type of industrial development to which it belongs. The analysis of the Italian situation shows their achievements regarding reaching a good level of recycling waste volume; indeed, their amount of C&D recycled waste after 2010 was always up to the 70% value established by the European Union, though barriers are still present in the field of waste management. Through data collecting, it has been seen the different volume that is generated in construction-related activities in the country, along with the recovered waste volume. Thus, the goal of this paper is to deepen the general knowledge on waste produced by Construction and Demolition in Italy and waste management practices adopted according to the European Union.
Highlights
The European Union wish to achieve a “society founded on recycling, that search to avoid waste production but which, in any case, uses it as a resource” [1]
The volume of waste changes depending on the zone considered, directly linked to its economy and industrial development
In the country the generated waste is classified as special and municipal waste; regarding C&D waste, it belongs to the special waste group
Summary
The European Union wish to achieve a “society founded on recycling, that search to avoid waste production but which, in any case, uses it as a resource” [1]. In the Italian case, considering the year 2018, the last year for which the data are known, the quantity of special waste generated was around 143 million tonnes, of which 59 million tonnes were only the product of C&D activities [4]. This means that the level of C&D waste production reaches 40% of generated waste, in line with the European data, and represents a valuable source if managed properly [5]. The results about generation and recovered waste imply the whole country but the regions too.
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