Awareness and Usage of Environmental Waste Management Practices (EWMP) of Contractors on construction sites
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2021
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Oladiran O.J.
Bayewun A.A.
Aderogba A.M.
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Construction wastes pose challenges to contractors and clients of construction projects globally, with significant negative
consequences on the environment. This study, therefore, investigates the environmental waste management practices
(EWMPs) of contractors on construction sites. The objectives are to determine the level of awareness and adoption of MPs.
The population of the study was construction professionals on sites in Lagos State, Nigeria. The random sampling technique
was used to select 63 companies out of the 126 construction companies in categories C, D and E of firms registered with
Lagos State Public Procurement Agency. The targeted respondents were construction professionals in the selected
companies. The questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. Descriptive statistics tools, including mean,
percentage and frequency, were used for analysis. The study's findings reveal that contractors are aware of about 28 out of
the 47 EWMPs identified from the literature. These include good site materials storage, ordering an exact amount of materials
and checking deliveries properly. It also reveals the strategies that are not used as belonging to material exchange/recyclers'
association; polluter pays principle, usage of self-contained mini or mobile concrete crusher. It is concluded that although
contractors are aware of 28 EWMPs, 26 EWMPs are used on construction sites which are 60% and 55%, respectively. It
implies that awareness determines the usage of the MPs. The implications are that if the awareness of EWMPs is increased,
the implementation among construction contractors will be improved. It is therefore recommended that professionals should
increase their awareness and usage of the neglected EWMPs. This can be achieved through construction firms, governments
and institutions sponsoring the training of professionals on MPs. Also, polluter pays principle and recyclers’ association
should be enforced in project implementations. This can be achieved through government legislation and government
regulatory policies for project procurements.
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Oladiran O.J., Bayewun, A.A. & Aderogba, A.M. (2021). Awareness and usage of environmental waste management practices (EWMP) of contractors on construction sites. Journal of Construction Business & Management, 5(1), 17 – 27.