Cost implication for various type of construction waste management

Construction waste refers to waste arising from construction, demolition, reconstruction, development of real estate, development of utilities, earthworks and land clearing operations. The need to manage construction waste generated from the construction known as construction waste management. Construction waste management means reducing the production of waste during a project's design and construction phases. However, by using construction waste management, it will affect construction cost. The aim of this research is to identify cost implication for various type of waste management. Objectives of the research are to identify various type of waste management and to identify cost implication for each type of waste management. In order to achieve this objective, a quantitative method of research is used and questionnaire as the tools for data collection. The sampling method used for this research is purposive sampling and there were 230 number of G7 Contractor in Kedah as the sample frame and the questionnaire were distributed to all 23 G7 Contractor in Kedah. All data has been analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. As a result, all of the cost implication for various type of waste management were known and familiar by the Contractor as most of the contractor were said as a very important costs in construction projects.