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Diverting landfill waste : understanding the barriers to using recycled concrete aggregate in Metro Vancouver Ammerlaan, Jason
Abstract
Due to the slowing end-‐use market for recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in Metro Vancouver concrete recycling facilities are at limited capacity to accept concrete waste. As a result of this, concrete waste is not being recycled and re-‐uesd. Instead, it is being stockpiled at recycling facilities, and may be ending up in landfills outside the region. With concrete waste making up about one-‐third of Vancouver's total waste, this is an issue that needs to be addressed. This report first identifies what the main barriers are to increasing the market demand of RCA in Metro Vancouver, and second recommends a number of actions that will help alleviate the identified barriers. This information is intended to help Metro Vancouver develop policy which will increase the use of RCA, and ultimately eliminate any concrete from entering landfills. The extent of this study has been limited due to the fact that there were no interviews conducted with municipal or provincial government representatives. However, this further highlights a common complaint from industry representatives: that communication with these levels of government, on this issue, is difficult to establish. Future research into how these communication networks can be strengthened would serve both the industry and different levels of government well.
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| Title |
Diverting landfill waste : understanding the barriers to using recycled concrete aggregate in Metro Vancouver
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| Creator | |
| Date Issued |
2013-04-27
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| Description |
Due
to
the
slowing
end-‐use
market
for
recycled
concrete
aggregate
(RCA)
in
Metro
Vancouver
concrete
recycling
facilities
are
at
limited
capacity
to
accept
concrete
waste.
As
a
result
of
this,
concrete
waste
is
not
being
recycled
and
re-‐uesd.
Instead,
it
is
being
stockpiled
at
recycling
facilities,
and
may
be
ending
up
in
landfills
outside
the
region.
With
concrete
waste
making
up
about
one-‐third
of
Vancouver's
total
waste,
this
is
an
issue
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
This
report
first
identifies
what
the
main
barriers
are
to
increasing
the
market
demand
of
RCA
in
Metro
Vancouver,
and
second
recommends
a
number
of
actions
that
will
help
alleviate
the
identified
barriers.
This
information
is
intended
to
help
Metro
Vancouver
develop
policy
which
will
increase
the
use
of
RCA,
and
ultimately
eliminate
any
concrete
from
entering
landfills. The
extent
of
this
study
has
been
limited
due
to
the
fact
that
there
were
no
interviews
conducted
with
municipal
or
provincial
government
representatives.
However,
this
further
highlights
a
common
complaint
from
industry
representatives:
that
communication
with
these
levels
of
government,
on
this
issue,
is
difficult
to
establish.
Future
research
into
how
these
communication
networks
can
be
strengthened
would
serve
both
the
industry
and
different
levels
of
government
well.
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| Genre | |
| Type | |
| Language |
eng
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| Series | |
| Date Available |
2013-05-09
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| Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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| Rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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| DOI |
10.14288/1.0075656
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| URI | |
| Affiliation | |
| Campus | |
| Peer Review Status |
Unreviewed
|
| Scholarly Level |
Undergraduate
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| Rights URI | |
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