Authors
Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, Oberender, Anke, Fruergaard Astrup, Thilde, Frydkjær Witte, Sofie, Camboni, Marco, Chiabrando, Francesca, Hayleck, Monika, Akelytė, Rūta
- Catalogue number
- ET-02-24-753-EN-N
- Citation
- European Commission: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Oberender, A., Fruergaard Astrup, T., Frydkjær Witte, S., Camboni, M. et al., EU Construction & Demolition Waste Management Protocol including guidelines for pre-demolition and pre-renovation audits of construction works – Updated edition 2024, Publications Office of the European Union, 2024, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/77980
- DOI
- https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2873/77980
- ISBN
- 978-92-68-18900-9
- Pages
- 110
- Published in
- Belgium
- Themes
- Industry — Enterprise — Services , Environmental regulations
Table of Contents
- Updated edition 2024 1
- Updated edition 2024 3
- Table of Contents 5
- List of abbreviations 8
- Glossary 10
- Summary and main recommendations 14
- 1. Introduction 17
- 1.1. Aim scope and target of the Protocol 17
- 1.2. Principles of the Protocol 20
- 1.3. Revision and update of the Protocol and its structure 21
- 1.4. Terms and definitions 23
- 2. Renovation or demolition 24
- 3. Identification of CDW and construction products 27
- 3.1. What is a pre-demolition or pre-renovation audit 27
- 3.2. What are the benefits of an audit 28
- 3.3. When is an audit carried out 29
- 3.4. What is the threshold for carrying out an audit 29
- 3.5. Who participates in the audit process 30
- 3.6. What are the steps of an audit 31
- 3.7. Quality assessment of audits 44
- 4. Selective demolition 47
- 4.1. Improve source separation 48
- 4.2. Removal of hazardous substances and materials 50
- 4.3. Selective demolition and dismantling 53
- 5. Waste logistics 57
- 5.1. Transparency tracking and tracing 57
- 5.2. Improve logistics 57
- 5.3. Stockpiling potential and proper stocking 58
- 6. Waste processing and treatment 60
- 6.1. A variety of waste processing and treatment options 60
- 6.2. Examples of onsite and non-onsite re-use 60
- 6.3. Preparing for re-use 62
- 6.4. 63
- Recycling 63
- 6.5. 63
- Other recovery 63
- 6.6. Disposal 64
- 7.1. 65
- Quality of the primary process 65
- 7.2. Quality of products and product standards 70
- 8. Policy and framework conditions 71
- 8.1. An appropriate regulatory framework 71
- 8.2. Enforcement is key 75
- 8.3. Public procurement 76
- 8.4. Awareness public perception and acceptance 76
- Annex A Contributors 78
- Annex B Hazardous substances and materials in construction works hazardous properties and 81
- Annex C Recommended templates for inventory of materials and elements and management 85
- Annex D European list of waste 92
- Annex E Overview of available treatment options 97
- Annex F Checklist 99
- Annex G References 102
