Introduction to the recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW)

Title	Introduction to the recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW)
Publication Type	Chapters/ Papers in International Books
Year of Publication	2013
Authors	Pacheco-Torgal, F.
Abstract Text	The chapter starts with an overview on the recycling of construction and demolition wastes (CDW), followed by a brief analysis on the EU 70% recycling target for 2020.
Book Title	Handbook of recyced concrete and demolition waste
Edition	London
Pagination	1-6
Date Published	2013-08-23
Publisher	Woodhead Publishing Limited- Elsevier Science and Technology.
ISBN	978-0-85709-682-1
Keywords	construction and demolition wastes, Life-cycle assessment, Recycling, Resource Efficiency, waste management
Rights	openAccess
Peer reviewed	yes
Status	published

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The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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