Waste reduction through incentives: A case study

Vivian W. Y. Tam; C. M. Tam

doi:10.1080/09613210701417003

Waste reduction through incentives: A case study

Vivian W. Y. Tam, C. M. Tam

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Abstract

To motivate construction workers to adopt a waste construction strategy, a reward scheme was implemented. A Stepwise Incentive System (SIS) was used to measure the cost save on purchasing material and controlling waste generation. The key difference of this method is that it harnesses employees' awareness on waste reduction by contributing incentive funding to staff involved in projects producing lower waste levels. The lower the waste, the higher the incentive. The effectiveness of the SIS is shown by using a local case study in which waste can be reduced by up to 23%.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	37-43
Journal	Building Research and Information
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210701417003
Publication status	Published - Jan 2008

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Construction
Construction waste
Environment
Green buildings
Hong Kong
Incentives
Landfill

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