The methods of waste quantification in the construction sites (A review)

Shortage of construction waste data cause difficulty in planning the future of construction waste management. Quantification of construction waste data is one of the valuable solution to be implemented. Waste generated amount have been investigated in different countries. A series of research on various construction materials were reported by the previous researcher. However, no similar research has been conducted in Malaysia where there is a pressing need to understand the generation of construction waste especially for the developing projects like housing. This paper aims to review the previous study on the waste quantification in the construction sites. The soft measure method found in the study are Interviewed and Questionnaire and Estimation Based on Statistical Data. While the hard measure method such as Material Flow Analysis Approach (MFA) and Sorted and Weighed the Waste Materials.