LCC analysis of construction and demolition waste management chain

In Italy, despite most of the mineral waste from construction and demolition (C&D) activities is sent for recovery, we are still a long way from reaching the circular economy in the building sector. Natural cave-generated aggregates are still favoured over recovered ones, implying huge volumes of unsold recycled materials aside from the decrease of natural materials, whose supply can be more restricted by time. In this work, the implementation of the Life Cycle Costing (LCC) methodology will provide the basis for the political decision-makers' economic appraisal to stimulate the market for recycled aggregates.. The LCC study assesses the preliminary, machinery acquisition, operating, and disposal costs associated with the whole C&D value chain, from inert waste production in demolition yards through the usage of recycled aggregates generated.