WASTE RECYCLING IN THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF BANADIR STATE

SOMALIA
NAME: AHMEDNUR MOHAMED ABDIRAHMAN
STUDENT ID: 2021924271
SUPERVISOR:PROFESOR MADYA DR SHEILA

Introduction Waste Management on project sites had become a

major focus due to construction waste’s negative effect
The questionnaires would consist of two sections.
on land depletion and deterioration, and it has been
The role of the construction industry in Somalia has There would be two questions in section A which was
considered to be a major source of environmental
drastically increased over the past couple of decades about the background of the respondents.
pollution for its solid waste generation. All of these
partly due to the construction of residential houses by Section B would consist of questions collecting data
issues highlight the needs of waste management
the government and the private sectors. Hundreds of regarding the types of construction waste and recycling
programs in the construction industry.
thousands of buildings were built in the past and the of the construction waste. Data analysis of survey
construction of many more is underway to solve the questionnaire will be carried out by calculating
severe housing problem. Scope of the Research percentages according to the importance index which
The scope of the study will focus on waste recycling in is calculated by using Likert scale.
This study endeavors to examine the situation of
the construction industry, the location of this study is Population
construction waste recycling in Banadir State, Somalia
Banadir state Somalia because in that area is no
Population for the study was drawn from the list of
through an assessment of construction waste recycling
adequate implementation of construction waste
registered professionals working with the state ministry
management strategy of building project sites in Banadir
recycling as required. This study intends to collect and
of works and housing. A total number of One Hundred
State, Somalia.
analyze the construction waste generated which could
and Ninety two (192) professionals constituted the
be recycle and identify the methods that are used to
population for the study out of which approximately One
dispose the construction waste. The questionnaire will
Hundred to One Hundred and twenty (100 to 120)
be distributed to contractors, project managers,
Respondents were selected for sampling methods. The
consultants, engineers, quantity surveyors and other
questionnaire will design to include questions on the
parties within the construction sector, because they are
respondents and organizations profiles; the
in better in position in terms of capacity to promote the
respondent’s knowledge of waste recycling, waste
and develop the idea of waste recycling in the
management, existing legislation on waste
construction industry.
management practices and company policies on waste
It also provides an overview of the concept of
management. These will be measure on a 5-point Likert
construction waste recycling and management
Methodological Framework scale where 1 represents Strongly Agree, 2 is Agree, 3
strategies, economic, human and environmental impacts
is Neutral, 4 is Disagree and 5 is Strongly Disagree.
of waste recycling management, the experiences of
other countries on construction waste management and
other related concepts.

The questionnaire would be made to cover various

factors that lead to wastages on construction sites,
waste control measures, effectiveness of the waste
control measures and existence of waste management
plan in contractual process. Hundred and twenty (120) Significant of the Research
Problem Statement structured questionnaires would be administer to the
Studies focused mainly on waste recycling in the
Construction waste management has significant health, core practitioners in the industry who have knowledge
construction industry, so this research is to identify the
economic and environmental impacts. Rational waste of waste generated during construction process. The
construction materials that can be recycle. Thus, the
management is necessary, among other things to reduce reliability and validity of the questionnaire is based on
research will be able to give a clear picture on how to
cost, prevent health problems and alleviate damage to the use of measurement scale to assess the causes of
improve and implement recycling in the construction
the environment. Construction has drastically increased construction waste, and a total of all the (120)
industry. In addition, this research study is to
in Somalia in the last few decades but effective waste questionnaires are expected to return.
determine the method use to dispose the construction
recycling management systems are not in place to Instrument
waste in Banadir state and suggest the the method
prevent the negative impact of the rising construction A Google Forms-based questionnaire will be use to
use to dispose the construction waste in Banadir
waste. collect information from contractors, engineers,
state.
architects, quantity surveyors and construction
Reducing, reusing and recycling appear to be profitable
alternatives to manage the construction waste. Waste
managers in Banadir. The completed questionnaires
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ECD 734-Research Methodology Email address: [email protected] SUPERVISOR:PROFESOR MADYA DR SHEILA