A review of construction waste management and initiatives in malaysia

There have been increasing construction wastes attributable from insufficient waste management practices in the construction projects since the last two decades (Nagapan et al., 2012). Apart from being a waste contributor, construction waste also contributes to serious environmental issues in Malaysia. However, foreign and local investment in the construction industry has spurred employment opportunities and contributed to the nation economy. In addition, the construction industry in Malaysia plays significant roles in generating wealth through a constant growth in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contribution and influences the development of social economic infrastructures and buildings (Said et al., 2012). The construction industry consists of professional consultant firms and organisations which contribute to the infrastructure and all types of development projects (Foo et al., 2013). According to Anuar et al., (2011), the industry that plans and constructs buildings and civil engineering projects are also defined as the construction industry. However, there are numerous authors who have given their own definition for the construction industry depending on their point of view (Osman et al., 2012).