Development of indicators to assess waste management sustainability at construction sites in the city of Recife, Brazil

Authors

  • Walberlena Maria Lucena da Fonsêca
  • Eduardo Antônio Maia Lins
  • Diogo Henrique Fernandes da Paz
  • Daniele de Castro Pessoa Melo
  • Alessandra Lee Barbosa Firmo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17271/23188472107520222847

Abstract

Civil construction activities promote a considerable increase in waste generation which negatively impacts the environment. Although there are sustainable technologies and practices for reusing these wastes, the disposal and inappropriate destination of these wastes still prevails. Faced with this problem, this article presents a development of indicators to assess sustainability at construction sites. Thus, 30 sustainability indicators related to solid waste management at construction sites were prepared, divided into six matrices, and related to construction management, documentation control, waste segregation and initial conditioning, waste transport and final conditioning, final destination and hazardous waste management, as based on CONAMA Resolution no. 307/2002. The indicators composed six sub-indices to enable assessing sustainability and the composition of a final sustainability index. The diagnosis of the result by group of indicators shows that the focus on waste transport and final conditioning obtained the highest sustainability degree by the projects studied, while the lowest degree of sustainability presented by the projects was observed in the construction waste segregation and initial conditioning matrix.

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Author Biographies

  • Walberlena Maria Lucena da Fonsêca

    Engenheira Civil, Engenheira de Segurança do Trabalho, Mestranda em Tecnologia Ambiental, ITEP, Recife, Brasil

  • Eduardo Antônio Maia Lins

    Professor do Instituto Federal de Pernambuco, IFPE,  Professor da Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, UNICAP, Recife, Brasil

  • Diogo Henrique Fernandes da Paz

    Professor do Instituto Federal de Pernambuco, IFPE, Recife, Brasil.

  • Daniele de Castro Pessoa Melo

    Engenheira Química, Coordenadora do Mestrado em Tecnologia Ambiental, ITEP, Recife, Brasil.

  • Alessandra Lee Barbosa Firmo

    Engenheira Química, Professora do Instituto Federal de Pernambuco, IFPE, Recife, Brasil.

     

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Published

2022-03-27

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 75 (2022): Edition in Portuguese and English

Section

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How to Cite

MARIA LUCENA DA FONSÊCA, Walberlena; ANTÔNIO MAIA LINS, Eduardo; HENRIQUE FERNANDES DA PAZ, Diogo; DE CASTRO PESSOA MELO, Daniele; LEE BARBOSA FIRMO, Alessandra. Development of indicators to assess waste management sustainability at construction sites in the city of Recife, Brazil. National Journal of City Management, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 75, 2022. DOI: 10.17271/23188472107520222847. Disponível em: https://publicacoes.amigosdanatureza.org.br/index.php/gerenciamento_de_cidades/article/view/2847. Acesso em: 5 jun. 2026.