Benefits of CE adoption in C&D waste management
| Benefits | Overall | Organization type | Economics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE | SME | Developing | Developed | ||
| Improve public health and social well-being | 6.49 | 6.12 | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.09 |
| Minimize the need for new land for waste disposal | 5.89 | 5.87 | 5.69 | 5.83 | 5.79 |
| Comply with relevant regulations and policies | 6.22 | 5.99 | 5.73 | 6.01 | 6.04 |
| Promote renewable and recycled materials | 6.35 | 6.07 | 5.78 | 6.08 | 6.06 |
| Protect natural resources | 6.71 | 6.17 | 6.21 | 6.36 | 6.18 |
| Meet community housing and land requirements | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.32 | 5.38 | 4.09 |
| Reduce reliance on imports | 4.88 | 4.85 | 4.75 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| Increase job creation and employment opportunities | 5.29 | 5.24 | 5.30 | 5.36 | 4.27 |
| Minimize illegal disposal | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.03 | 5.16 | 5.07 |
| Minimize the volume of CDW going into landfills | 6.10 | 6.17 | 5.91 | 6.18 | 5.99 |
| Improve the organization’s competitiveness | 5.33 | 5.31 | 5.37 | 5.43 | 5.34 |
| Minimize GHGs emissions, fossil fuel use, and other pollutants | 6.52 | 6.15 | 5.88 | 6.16 | 6.10 |
| Reduce demand-driven price and supply cahin risks | 5.01 | 4.87 | 4.91 | 4.96 | 4.78 |
| Minimize transportation and disposal costs | 5.72 | 5.74 | 5.64 | 5.73 | 5.70 |
| Maximize the use of CDW | 6.08 | 5.87 | 5.33 | 5.77 | 5.58 |
| Educate the public and industries about circular practices | 6.00 | 5.87 | 5.91 | 5.96 | 5.78 |
| Improve resource efficiencies | 5.94 | 5.74 | 5.72 | 5.88 | 5.69 |
| Maximize monetary benefits | 5.48 | 5.57 | 5.19 | 5.37 | 4.40 |
| Minimize resource scarcity | 5.99 | 5.92 | 5.70 | 5.89 | 5.76 |
| Foster clean energy and sustainable environments | 4.77 | 4.79 | 4.69 | 4.78 | 4.75 |
| Benefits | Overall | Organization type | Economics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE | SME | Developing | Developed | ||
| Improve public health and social well-being | 6.49 | 6.12 | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.09 |
| Minimize the need for new land for waste disposal | 5.89 | 5.87 | 5.69 | 5.83 | 5.79 |
| Comply with relevant regulations and policies | 6.22 | 5.99 | 5.73 | 6.01 | 6.04 |
| Promote renewable and recycled materials | 6.35 | 6.07 | 5.78 | 6.08 | 6.06 |
| Protect natural resources | 6.71 | 6.17 | 6.21 | 6.36 | 6.18 |
| Meet community housing and land requirements | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.32 | 5.38 | 4.09 |
| Reduce reliance on imports | 4.88 | 4.85 | 4.75 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| Increase job creation and employment opportunities | 5.29 | 5.24 | 5.30 | 5.36 | 4.27 |
| Minimize illegal disposal | 5.09 | 5.14 | 5.03 | 5.16 | 5.07 |
| Minimize the volume of CDW going into landfills | 6.10 | 6.17 | 5.91 | 6.18 | 5.99 |
| Improve the organization’s competitiveness | 5.33 | 5.31 | 5.37 | 5.43 | 5.34 |
| Minimize GHGs emissions, fossil fuel use, and other pollutants | 6.52 | 6.15 | 5.88 | 6.16 | 6.10 |
| Reduce demand-driven price and supply cahin risks | 5.01 | 4.87 | 4.91 | 4.96 | 4.78 |
| Minimize transportation and disposal costs | 5.72 | 5.74 | 5.64 | 5.73 | 5.70 |
| Maximize the use of CDW | 6.08 | 5.87 | 5.33 | 5.77 | 5.58 |
| Educate the public and industries about circular practices | 6.00 | 5.87 | 5.91 | 5.96 | 5.78 |
| Improve resource efficiencies | 5.94 | 5.74 | 5.72 | 5.88 | 5.69 |
| Maximize monetary benefits | 5.48 | 5.57 | 5.19 | 5.37 | 4.40 |
| Minimize resource scarcity | 5.99 | 5.92 | 5.70 | 5.89 | 5.76 |
| Foster clean energy and sustainable environments | 4.77 | 4.79 | 4.69 | 4.78 | 4.75 |
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