CIRCULAR ECONOMY OF THE CDW AS A STRATEGY TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

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In the zone of Navarre and the Atlantic Pyrenees the valorization of Construction and demolition wastes has become a strategic objective for both the Administration and the construction industry, due to its direct incidence in sostenible economy. The lack of raw material, the problems associated to the opening of new dumps, a strict normative regarding extracting industries and the strategic interest in the rehabilitation of buildings with the objective of adapting them to the requirements derived from the new social and energetic needs, have made the recuperation of Construction and demolition wastes to be seen as a solution to the problem of the raw materials for many actions, amongst them those linked to the recuperation of degraded spaces. The construction industry is the main consumer of materials, as well as the main waste producer (more than 90% are inert). This waste is clearly a priority due to their volume, economical aspect and reusable materials. It is necessary to establish a strategy directed to implant an efficient handling of the latter, in which the fundamentals of circular economy must be the key feature which contributes to their adaptation to climate change. This strategy will respond to every need linked to sustainability (economic, social and environmental) in a general way, and to the waste that may be produced by existing building. We propose to design a strategy taking into account this point and everything above, develop pilot trials which validate it and work towards the qualification and security of people.

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