Methodology for quantification of waste generated in Spanish railway construction works.
In the last years, the European Union (EU) has been focused on the reduction of construction and demolition (C&D) waste. Specifically, in 2006, Spain generated roughly 47million tons of C&D waste, of which only 13.6% was recycled. This situation has lead to the drawing up of many regulations on C&D waste during the past years forcing EU countries to include new measures for waste prevention and recycling. Among these measures, the mandatory obligation to quantify the C&D waste expected to be originated during a construction project is mandated. However, limited data is available on civil engineering projects. Therefore, the aim of this research study is to improve C&D waste management in railway projects, by developing a model for C&D waste quantification. For this purpose, we develop two equations which estimate in advance the amount, both in weight and volume, of the C&D waste likely to be generated in railway construction projects, including the category of C&D waste generated for the entire project.
Departamento de Construcción y Vías Rurales, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Ana
A
de Guzmán Báez
Paola
P
Villoria Sáez
Mercedes
M
del Río Merino
Justo
J
García Navarro
D003252:Construction Materials; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007220:Industrial Waste; D010969:Plastics; D011890:Railroads; D013030:Spain; D013232:Steel; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*; D014934:Wood
D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007220:Industrial Waste; D010969:Plastics; D013232:Steel; C006647:asphalt