ASABE 2017 Annual International Meeting Page 1 An ASABE Meeting Presentation DOI: 10.13031/aim.201700826 Paper Number: 1700826 Management of Construction Waste in Farm Buildings – The Nigerian Situation 1 Kevin N. Nwaigwe and 2 Sabbas N. Asoegwu 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. 2 Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Federal University Of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. Written for presentation at the 2017 ASABE Annual International Meeting Sponsored by ASABE Spokane, Washington July 16-19, 2017 ABSTRACT. A work on management practices towards reduction of construction wastes during farm-house building is presented. Wastages of construction materials during Farm-house construction is a major concern to construction industries in Nigeria. This is mainly due to the high cost of construction materials and the difficulty in disposal of such materials. There is no information readily available about the classification and amount of construction waste generated in the country and other developing countries. This research was conducted to ascertain the problems and proffer effective approaches to management of such wastes. Four Farm-house construction projects were monitored and visited weekly during a twelve month period. Waste was measured and classified. It was established that construction waste can be reduced to a large extent. It was also observed that some materials that were hitherto wasted have the potential of being reused or recycled. It is important that people involved in all stages of construction should be properly trained and educated. Also, the application of concepts involving reduction, recycling and reuse will go a long way in managing the waste generated from farm-house construction. Keywords. Construction Waste, Farm-house, Waste Management, Waste Reduction. The authors are solely responsible for the content of this meeting presentation. The presentation does not necessarily reflect the official position of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), and its printing and distribution does not constitute an endorsement of views which may be expressed. Meeting presentations are not subject to the formal peer review process by ASABE editorial committees; therefore, they are not to be presented as refereed publications. Publish your paper in our journal after successfully completing the peer review process. See www.asabe.org/JournalSubmission for details. Citation of this work should state that it is from an ASABE meeting paper. EXAMPLE: Author’s Last Name, Initials. 2017. Title of presentation. ASABE Paper No. ---. St. Joseph, MI.: ASABE. For information about securing permission to reprint or reproduce a meeting presentation, please contact ASABE at www.asabe.org/permissions (2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659 USA). 1