Management Assessment and Future Projections of Construction and Demolition Waste Generation in Hai Phong City, Vietnam

Abstract

Along with economic development, urbanization will generate a large amount of solid waste and put pressure on the waste management systems in developing countries. Face-to-face interview methods were used to investigate the current status of construction and demolition waste (CDW) management (collection, transportation, treatment, and storage) as well as reveal attitudes of governmental agencies and enterprises towards CDW recycling and recycled material products in Hai Phong City, Vietnam. Waste generation rates (WGRs) of the works were also determined by site surveys and as-built drawings method of typical old buildings to be demolished and two licensed new construction works. WGRs of 34.5 kg/m2 and 758 kg/m2 were identified during the construction and demolition of small private houses, respectively, while WGRs at public house demolition sites were 1053 kg/m2. To effectively manage the CDW, the gross floor area of new construction work was estimated by a multiple regression equation with the population and gross region domestic product growth. Based on this model combining the investigation results, the amount of CDW increase in 5–30 years is also predicted. This data set will help management agencies plan storage yards as well as select the appropriate CDW treatment and recycling methods, contributing to building a sustainable and effective CDW management model for Hai Phong City as well as Vietnam in the future.