This chapter gives an overview on key issues related to cost factors and economics of the construction and demolition waste (C&DW) recycling industry, in a broader context of sustainability and resource efficiency. It starts with a brief discussion on current and recent debate on resources and waste management at the European level and from the definition of Sustainable Supply Mix (SSM). The focus is on drivers and barriers to integration between primary production of aggregates (i.e. quarrying) and C&DW recycling towards SSM and to the achievement of the 70% recycling target set by the Europe 2020 strategy. Costs and economic aspects are discussed with emphasis on available technologies for recycling, to assure the technical quality of recycled aggregates. The last section is dedicated to cost factors that can be ascribed to the end-of-waste (EoW) criteria implementatio
measures for waste management adopted in Hong Kong are
analyzed. Some strategic plans for better performance of
waste management are suggested based on a critical study of
the C&D waste management in Hong Kong. It is hoped the
experience in Hong Kong also can provide some useful
information for Mainland China in C&D management