Closing the Material Loop - A Value and Trade Chain Assessment for Jaipur City

Jaipur is establishing a construction and demolition (C&D) waste ecosystem including a waste processing plant of 300 tonne per day (TPD) capacity. This is a great opportunity to reduce the demand for virgin materials when the city is booming with construction. CSE estimates that Jaipur requires at least 5,400 tonne of cement, 8,100 tonne of sand, 15,200 tonne of aggregates, and 9.5 million bricks while it generates 447 tonne of C&D waste. With proper recycling practices, Jaipur can slash daily CO2 emissions from the construction sector by 27 per cent. 

 

 This study underscores that recycling holds the key in reducing the carbon footprint of the construction sector. It brings the entire construction value and trade chain under lens and highlights several ways to reduce virgin material extraction, increase reutilization of C&D waste, formalize traditional practices and overall foster greening of the construction sector.  .