Abstract
Most of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, such as concrete, metal, plastic, and paper, can be reused, remanufactured, and recycled. This paper aims at examining key factors influencing the successful implementation of reverse logistics in the construction industry. A total of 17 associated factors are listed from construction-related literature. A pilot study was conducted with six construction companies located in Germany and Thailand. The results reveal three key factors, including the “compliance to law and regulation”, the “open-minded to the use of recycled materials”, and the “management experience in reverse logistics implementation”, with the highest scores of 4.8 out of five. The “infrastructure to support the reverse logistics implementation” and the “inclusion of reverse logistics in design stage” are, however, found to have the least influence in reverse logistics implementation. Further study will be conducted with the exploratory factor analysis to group the 17 factors into key factors affecting successful reverse logistics implementation.
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