Construction waste management in the Republic of Croatia : master’s thesis

Diplomski rad napisan je s ciljem da se da uvid u način gospodarenja građevinskim otpadom u Republici Hrvatskoj, prepoznaju primjeri dobre prakse te da se skrene pozornost na probleme u dosadašnjim ekonomskim, zakonskim i tehnološkim procesima upravljanja građevinskim otpadom. Stopa oporabe građevinskog otpada u Republici Hrvatskoj je 39,8 %, gdje je samo 7 % reciklirano, a do 2020. godine trebalo bi postići 70 % materijalne oporabe. Glavni proizvod građevinskog otpada i otpada od rušenja je reciklirani agregat. Kao dobar primjer prakse u radu je naveden način postupanja građevinskim otpadom nakon rušenja pod vodstvom tvrtke EURCO d.d.This master thesis was designed with the aim of examining the management of construction waste in the Republic of Croatia; of identifying examples of good practice and drawing attention to issues in the existing economic, legal and technological processes of the construction waste management. The rate of construction waste recovery in the Republic of Croatia is 39.8%, out of which only 7% is recycled, whereas by 2020, the Republic of Croatia should achieve 70% of material waste recycled. The main product of construction waste and demolition waste is a recycled construction aggregate. As a good practice example, the method of treatment of construction waste after the demolition by the EURCO d.d