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Realty giant releases handbook on

construction waste management

With Indian data on quantum of waste generated

t a time when better management of construction playing a pivotal role in waste
unprecedented surge waste for India’s real estate sector, generation. Also, India is set to
in construction and has asked developers to set up face an unprecedented waste
Ademolition waste is systems and processes to manage surge due to population growth,
threatening ecological balance, construction waste at their sites. rapid urbanisation and economic
besides causing a nightmare for It has urged them to set up an development.
civic bodies which are struggling ‘Aspect-Impact Register’ for The company had commissioned
to find solutions to handle such each stage of construction by NGO Feedback Foundation
waste, Godrej Properties Ltd adopting a risk assessment and to understand the quantum,
(GPL), the real estate company of management approach, and to composition, and distribution of
the Godrej Group, has called upon institute a Construction Waste waste generated at every stage of
the real estate sector to adhere to Management Plan, listing stage- construction and the handbook is
sustainable waste management wise requirements for both internal a product of extensive research
practices and manage construction teams and external partners. carried out by the NGO. The
waste effectively to mitigate its waste was measured across 4,536
The construction industry in
impact on the environment. India is poised to achieve a market data points and 141 materials
GPL, which has come out with a value of $1.4 trillion by 2025, were identified across 19 core
handbook called ‘Waste Matters’ on construction material categories.

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