SSRG International Journal of Civil Engineering ( SSRG – IJCE ) – Volume 3 Issue 12 – December 2016 ISSN: 2348 – 8352 www.internationaljournalssrg.org Page 22 Construction Waste Minimisation & Management Nilesh Jain 1 , Avinash Shingan 2 , Shantanu Paraspatki 3 1 Alumnus, Department of Civil Engineering, Sinhgad Institute of Technology & Science, India 2 Assisatnt Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Sinhgad Institute of Technology & Science, India 3 Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Sinhgad Institute of Technology & Science, India Abstract The construction sector is a second largest industry in India after agriculture. It makes a substantial impact on the national economy and provides employment to a large number of people. This project consists of an investigation on the incidence of residential construction waste in Pune. Waste in the construction sector has been the subject of numerous research projects around the globe in recent years. There are different approaches adopted to reduce the amount of waste generated in the construction industry. The objective of present study is to identify waste generating processes, Classification of waste in a technical way and finding alternative techniques to be adopted for waste minimization. The main focus of the study is to design systematic approach to be adopted for waste quantification and minimization. The present study focuses on residential construction activities. The top three activities causing the major quantity of waste are identified. For this, we have adopted questionnaire technique and based on that the activities are ranked and causes are identified. Recommendations are given to the firm based on analysis to enhance the process and minimize the waste. Keywords - Construction Waste, Waste Management, Civil activities, Severity Index, Questionnaire. I. INTRODUCTION Construction waste has proven to have an adverse effect on the budgetary condition of construction corporations and on the environment too. To weigh the present methods of waste diagnostic, questionnaires will transpire to recognize the most frequent categories that produce the construction waste on site affecting the final cost of the residential projects, the types of waste and their potential causes. The questionnaires will be sent to thirty construction companies. First, construction activities that produced the highest amount of waste would be chosen. Second, predominant causes and types of waste will be identified by the second questionnaire for top three activities. Third, implementation and recommendation will be chosen according to the previous study and it is given to the five construction companies out of thirty companies which will help them to minimize the waste in terms of cost, material and quality. Owners of Real-Estate, in the recent years, are facing severe complications. Over the past few years, they have consistently been in a situation that did not require an arduous quest for lower prices since they were relishing record closings and enthusiastic buyers. However, as the market plummeted and inventories rise, builders now find themselves in a situation that they have to reduce costs to have a place in this new competitive market. Through the comprehensive study from literature review and survey, a board range of aspects was diagnosed that affect the cost of project owing to a cohort of waste that takes place on the site. Following Fig. 1 shows the parameters that are put in place that might contribute to the generation of waste due to Monumental mismanagement. Fig. 1 Different Causes for waste of material found out from literature review and survey study