Abstract:
Construction industry is one of the important industries that generate wealth and
the development of social and economic of the country. The insuffcient implementation
of waste management practices in the construction projects has led to the unsuccessful
result in reducing environmental impacts and illegal dumping. This paper presents a review
of existing literature on construction waste management in Malaysia and initiatives that
have been implemented in the Malaysian construction industry. The pattern of literature
indicates that the existing construction waste management initiatives provided by the
Malaysian government are insuffcient in terms of the inert landfll to meet the increase in
construction waste. In addition, the initiatives implemented are seemingly ineffcient due
to lack of enforcement and implementation. Thus, it is essential to fll in the gaps by way
of more effective initiatives and improvement to the existing practices in order to achieve
effective construction waste management.