Circularity of Household-Generated Construction and Demolition Waste: Management Principles for Green Transition in Latvia

Natālija Cudečka-Puriņa; Inese Mavļutova; Rudīte Vesere; Sanita Osipova; Dzintra Atstāja; Māris Purviņš; Jekaterina Kuzmina; Jānis Butkevičs

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-77661-8_12

Circularity of Household-Generated Construction and Demolition Waste: Management Principles for Green Transition in Latvia

Natālija Cudečka-Puriņa, Inese Mavļutova, Rudīte Vesere, Sanita Osipova, Dzintra Atstāja (Corresponding Author), Māris Purviņš, Jekaterina Kuzmina, Jānis Butkevičs

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Abstract

The chapter provides a holistic view of the construction waste problem, revealing the lack of a unified approach toward waste sorting and further reuse possibilities. The goal of the study is to investigate the principles of circular economy in building construction and demolition waste management and to find possible solutions for their development in household-generated waste management for green transition in Latvia. The current research presents the study of principles of circularity of household-generated waste based on a systematic literature review; data analysis gained out of the survey to draw practical suggestions for professionals towards sustainable development in the short-term and long-term future. The above-mentioned systematic analysis of the literature is grounded in text analytics; the best practices from Austria and Scandinavia were explored. The collected data on construction waste in Latvia were analyzed by applying statistical methods. The research results revealed a significant increase in building construction and demolition waste and the lack of circularity of them. The authors conclude that it is necessary to use best practices on how to apply circularity in building construction and demolition waste management and how to develop the cooperation links between local building authorities and householders using digital solutions for the green transition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transitioning to a Circular Economy
Subtitle of host publication	From Education and Technological Change to Green Horizons
Publisher	Springer Cham
Pages	253-273
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-77661-8
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-77660-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77661-8_12
Publication status	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics
Volume	Part F296
ISSN (Print)	2511-2023
ISSN (Electronic)	2511-2031

Keywords*

Circular economy
Construction and demolition waste
Digital forum
Latvia
Waste management

Field of Science*

5.2 Economy and Business
1.5 Earth and related Environmental sciences

Publication Type*

3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Cudečka-Puriņa, N., Mavļutova, I., Vesere, R., Osipova, S., Atstāja, D., Purviņš, M., Kuzmina, J., & Butkevičs, J. (2025). Circularity of Household-Generated Construction and Demolition Waste: Management Principles for Green Transition in Latvia. In Transitioning to a Circular Economy: From Education and Technological Change to Green Horizons (pp. 253-273). (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics; Vol. Part F296). Springer Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77661-8_12

Cudečka-Puriņa, Natālija ; Mavļutova, Inese ; Vesere, Rudīte et al. / Circularity of Household-Generated Construction and Demolition Waste : Management Principles for Green Transition in Latvia. Transitioning to a Circular Economy: From Education and Technological Change to Green Horizons. Springer Cham, 2025. pp. 253-273 (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics).

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Transitioning to a Circular Economy: From Education and Technological Change to Green Horizons. Springer Cham, 2025. p. 253-273 (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics; Vol. Part F296).

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Cudečka-Puriņa N, Mavļutova I, Vesere R, Osipova S, Atstāja D, Purviņš M et al. Circularity of Household-Generated Construction and Demolition Waste: Management Principles for Green Transition in Latvia. In Transitioning to a Circular Economy: From Education and Technological Change to Green Horizons. Springer Cham. 2025. p. 253-273. (Studies on Entrepreneurship, Structural Change and Industrial Dynamics). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-77661-8_12

Circularity of Household-Generated Construction and Demolition Waste: Management Principles for Green Transition in Latvia

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