Published in Scientific Papers. Series E. Land Reclamation, Earth Observation & Surveying, Environmental Engineering, Vol. XIII
Written by Irina POPA, Vasilica VASILE, Silviu LAMBRACHE
To ensure environmental preservation, it is increasingly necessary to capitalize on waste, both from agriculture and related industries. There is currently research at the worldwide level on the capitalizing of vegetable waste and natural agro-industrial by-products in the field of construction, to obtain innovative materials, which can replace traditional materials. The capitalization of waste ensures not only the reduction of the impact on the environment due to their recovery but also the possibility of cost efficiency compared to the use of traditional materials. Waste recovery is a priority component of sustainable development, aiming to create the conditions for ensuring the well-being of countries and their citizens and implementing global measures to manage natural resources. In this context, our studies focused on determining the economic efficiency of innovative materials, obtained by capitalization of some types of vegetal waste, being necessary to perform a comparative cost analysis. The acquisition costs related to innovative, environmentally friendly materials and those traditionally used in construction were considered, as well as the costs during their use, respectively the maintenance and repair costs.
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