A PROPOSED SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WASTE IN LIFE CYCLE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN IRAQ

Waste quantity of construction projects increased dramatically as a result ofthe development in the field of construction industry in addition, increasingthe number of construction projects, the waste has great economic andenvironmental effects on the project and the region where the project islocated. In spite of these negative effects there is no system applied to wastemanagement in construction projects of Iraq, so this study aims to propose asystem for managing waste in each phase of construction projects in Iraq.To achieve this aim, the researcher is studied the relevant literatures andstudies on the subject of construction waste for identifying the key factorsaffecting waste management, then conducted an interviews with a specifiednumber of experts to identify the treatment measures for each effectivefactors. The result of this study is building a proposed system for managingwaste in life cycle of construction projects. At last, this proposed system hasapplied in one of construction projects of Iraq to ensure and judge how wellit performs, and evaluated by a number of engineers who working inconstruction projects.

Keywords:

Waste Management , Proposed system , Life Cycle , Construction Projects