Construction Waste as Used Raw Materials and Environmental Protection

Abstract

Satisfactory human needs are closely related to the production of waste of various shapes and types. Economic development increases demands. The increase in demand produces an expansion in the volume and variety of waste production. As a result, enormous damage is inflicted  to the atmosphere, and consequently, the living conditions of the people in the environment deteriorate. There are different types of regulations in the European Union that help reduce waste and encourage recycling. A large proportion of the waste generated on the Earth comes from construction and building materials. More than 60% derives from the used concrete waste. The article discusses possibilities of recycling concrete waste, the scale of the generation of this waste in Georgia, its uncontrolled distribution in the environment, the economic benefits of their second use, and the possibility of reducing the scale of environmental damage.