2.2.4. Evaluation of recycling potential
It is widely recognized that the demolition waste has very high
recycling potential. The recycling rate is over 90% in some European
countries, such as Denmark and Netherlands (Coronado et al.,
2011). It is necessary to promote the recycling rate because it is
the most effective way to solve problems of construction waste
after generated (Kofoworola and Gheewala, 2009). However, there
is lack of efforts to quantify the recycling potential of demolition