Yes / Developing a fast, cost-effective, eco-friendly solution to recycle large amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW) generated from construction industry-related activities and natural disasters is crucial. The present investigation aims to offer a solution for repurposing CDW into building materials suitable for accelerated construction and housing in developing countries and disaster-prone areas. Feasibility of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) inclusion in geopolymer mortars constituted entirely from CDW (masonry elements) was investigated via an environmental impact-oriented approach by addressing the composition related key parameters. Mechanical performance was evaluated through compressive strength tests, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging with line mapping analyses were carried out to monitor the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) properties. To investigate the environmental impacts of the geopolymer mortars and highlight the advantages over Portland cement-based mortars, a cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed. Findings revealed that roof tile (RT)-based geopolymer mortars mainly exhibited better strength performance due to their finer particle size. Mixtures activated with 15 M NaOH solution and cured at 105 °C achieved an average compressive strength above 55 MPa. RCA size was the most influential parameter on compressive strength, and a smaller maximum RCA size significantly increased the compressive strength. Microstructural analyses showed that the ITZ around smaller RCAs was relatively thinner, resulting in better compressive strength results. LCA proved that CDW-based geopolymer mortars provide the same compressive strength with around 60% less CO2 emissions and similar energy consumption compared to Portland cement-based mortars. / This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 894100. The authors also wish to acknowledge the support of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) provided under project: 117M447

Yes / The focus of the construction industry has shifted towards the development of al-ternative, eco-friendly and green construction materials due to the energy-inefficient and carbon-intensive nature of Portland cement (PC) production and aggregate quarrying. Meanwhile, increased number of repetitive re-pair/renovation/maintenance activities and demolition operations for the end-of-life buildings generate significant amounts of construction and demolition waste (CDW). For the purposes of sustainability and upcycling wastes into high-value-added materials with improved greenness, components from CDW streams can be used in producing geopolymer concretes without using PC and natural aggre-gates, given the rich aluminosiliceous nature of CDW components. The focus of current work is therefore on the analysis of durability of aspects (i.e., drying shrinkage and resistance against sulfate attack, cyclic freezing-thawing, and chlo-ride penetration) of geopolymer concretes made entirely of CDW. Different types of bricks, tile, concrete, and glass were used in mixed form as precursors for ge-opolymerization while different-size grains of waste concrete were used as recy-cled aggregates. As alkali activators, sodium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide and sodium silicate were used. In a companion mixture, CDW-based precursors were replaced with slag and class-F fly ash. Results showed that sulfate and cyclic freeze-thaw exposure did not cause any noticeable weight and compressive strength loss in CDW-based geopolymer concretes, while chloride penetration was found comparable to PC-based concrete. While drying shrinkage was found high in entirely CDW-based geopolymer concrete and resulted in surface mi-crocracks, it was possible to lower the drying shrinkage substantially via substi-tution of CDW-based precursors with fly ash and slag. / The authors also wish to thank the support of Scientific and Technical Research Council (TUBITAK) of Turkey provided under projects: 218M102 and 117M447. / This paper is from the fib Symposium 2023, Building for the future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient. 5-7 Jun, Istanbul, Turkey.

This thesis explores the challenges and opportunities of reusing construction and demolition waste within Sweden's construction sector, employing a PEST-SWOT analytical framework. The focus is on three primary materials prevalent in residential single-family houses: brick, concrete, and timber. The study identifies key political, economic, social, and technological factors that influence material reuse practices. The analysis highlights substantial barriers including regulatory complexities, lack of incentives, and the tendency to often prioritize new over reused materials due to perceived risks and higher costs associated with reuse. Despite these challenges, the research identifies significant opportunities for advancing material reuse. These include the potential for implementation of technological advancements in material processing, and growing public and governmental support for sustainable construction practices. The thesis goes forward by proposing strategic recommendations aimed at enhancing the adoption of reuse practices, thereby contributing to a more sustainable and resource-efficient construction sector in Sweden. / Demand trust for circular building materials

Com a intensificação da geração de resíduos sólidos urbanos, as autoridades, pesquisadores e sociedade têm voltado seus esforços para enfrentar as dificuldades de manejo e disposição final adequada desses resíduos. Neste sentido, é coerente afirmar que os resíduos de construção e demolição (RCD) fazem parte dessa problemática, pois geralmente representam a maioria dos resíduos sólidos gerados no meio urbano. A ausência de políticas públicas em relação à gestão e gerenciamento desses resíduos tem provocado diversos impactos como, por exemplo, o surgimento de vários depósitos clandestinos nas áreas mais afastadas do perímetro urbano e gastos por parte da administração pública com modelos de gestão corretiva. Entretanto, esse modelo corretivo tem se demonstrado obsoleto e ineficaz para minimizar os impactos negativos gerados pela deposição irregular de RCD. Diante desses fatos, foi criada a Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002, que instituiu que os municípios devem prover políticas públicas voltadas a evitar o descarte dos RCD em locais irregulares e que contemplem a minimização dos impactos causados ao meio ambiente e saúde humana. Assim, com intuito de contribuir nesta área de conhecimento a presente pesquisa teve por finalidade estudar a situação do sistema de gerenciamento integrado de RCD do município de São Carlos-SP, após a regulamentação da Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002. Para tanto, foi realizado um levantamento da situação atual do gerenciamento dos RCD no município, por meio de quatro etapas de estudo - contextualização dos indicadores básicos locais; caracterização quantitativa; caracterização qualitativa e por fim análise das áreas de descarte clandestino e áreas de implantação de pontos de captação para pequenos volumes de RCD. Com base nos resultados obtidos neste estudo, foi possível verificar que o município de São Carlos possui um Plano Integrado de Gerenciamento de RCD, em consonância com a Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002. Porém pode-se constatar que o respectivo município não possui implantada uma rede de captação que contemple os pequenos volumes, assim este sofre com o aumento de áreas de descarte clandestino, as quais causam diversos impactos ao meio ambiente e saúde pública local. Entretanto, medidas adotadas neste novo sistema também demonstraram fatores positivos como a redução de descartes em aterros e geração de emprego e renda. Por fim, esta pesquisa implementou uma metodologia de caracterização dos RCD por análise de imagens, a qual se demonstrou eficiente na caracterização de amostras que apresentavam peças com grandes volumes como, por exemplo, vigas, pilares e placas de concreto. / With the increased generation of urban solid wastes, the authorities, researchers and society have turned their efforts to tackle the difficulties of handling and final disposal of such wastes. In this sense, it is consistent to say that the construction and demolition wastes (C&D) are part of this problem, because they generally represent the majority of solid waste generated in urban areas. The absence of public politics regarding the management of such waste have caused many impacts, for example, illegal discharges dumping sites in areas furthest from the urban perimeter and spending by the government with corrective models. However, this corrective model has proven obsolete and ineffective to minimize the negative impacts caused by the irregular disposal of C&D wastes. Given these facts, the resolution nº 307/2002 of the National Environmental Council (CONAMA) for the C&D wastes was created, which established that municipalities must provide public politics that aim at preventing the disposal of C&D wastes at irregular areas and reduce impacts to the environment and human health. Therefore, to contribute to this area of knowledge this research studied the situation of the integrated management system of C&D wastes from São Carlos-SP, after the implementation of resolution nº 307. For this, a survey was done of the current situation of management of C&D wastes in the city through four stages - local contextualization of basic indicators, quantitative characterization, qualitative characterization and finally analysis of areas of irregular discharge and areas of implantation of points for small volumes of C&D wastes. Based on the results of this study, we observed that the municipality of São Carlos has an Integrated Waste Management of C&D wastes, according to resolution nº 307. However, it was found that the municipality has not established a system of small volumes, so it suffers with increasing areas of irregular disposal, which causes many impacts to the environment and local public health. However, measures taken in this new system also demonstrated positive factors such as the reduction of discards in landfills and the generation of employment and income. Finally, this study implemented a methodology to characterize the C&D by image analysis, which has demonstrated effectiveness in the characterization of samples with high volume parts such as beams, pillars and slabs of concrete.

Com a intensificação da geração de resíduos sólidos urbanos, as autoridades, pesquisadores e sociedade têm voltado seus esforços para enfrentar as dificuldades de manejo e disposição final adequada desses resíduos. Neste sentido, é coerente afirmar que os resíduos de construção e demolição (RCD) fazem parte dessa problemática, pois geralmente representam a maioria dos resíduos sólidos gerados no meio urbano. A ausência de políticas públicas em relação à gestão e gerenciamento desses resíduos tem provocado diversos impactos como, por exemplo, o surgimento de vários depósitos clandestinos nas áreas mais afastadas do perímetro urbano e gastos por parte da administração pública com modelos de gestão corretiva. Entretanto, esse modelo corretivo tem se demonstrado obsoleto e ineficaz para minimizar os impactos negativos gerados pela deposição irregular de RCD. Diante desses fatos, foi criada a Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002, que instituiu que os municípios devem prover políticas públicas voltadas a evitar o descarte dos RCD em locais irregulares e que contemplem a minimização dos impactos causados ao meio ambiente e saúde humana. Assim, com intuito de contribuir nesta área de conhecimento a presente pesquisa teve por finalidade estudar a situação do sistema de gerenciamento integrado de RCD do município de São Carlos-SP, após a regulamentação da Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002. Para tanto, foi realizado um levantamento da situação atual do gerenciamento dos RCD no município, por meio de quatro etapas de estudo - contextualização dos indicadores básicos locais; caracterização quantitativa; caracterização qualitativa e por fim análise das áreas de descarte clandestino e áreas de implantação de pontos de captação para pequenos volumes de RCD. Com base nos resultados obtidos neste estudo, foi possível verificar que o município de São Carlos possui um Plano Integrado de Gerenciamento de RCD, em consonância com a Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002. Porém pode-se constatar que o respectivo município não possui implantada uma rede de captação que contemple os pequenos volumes, assim este sofre com o aumento de áreas de descarte clandestino, as quais causam diversos impactos ao meio ambiente e saúde pública local. Entretanto, medidas adotadas neste novo sistema também demonstraram fatores positivos como a redução de descartes em aterros e geração de emprego e renda. Por fim, esta pesquisa implementou uma metodologia de caracterização dos RCD por análise de imagens, a qual se demonstrou eficiente na caracterização de amostras que apresentavam peças com grandes volumes como, por exemplo, vigas, pilares e placas de concreto. / With the increased generation of urban solid wastes, the authorities, researchers and society have turned their efforts to tackle the difficulties of handling and final disposal of such wastes. In this sense, it is consistent to say that the construction and demolition wastes (C&D) are part of this problem, because they generally represent the majority of solid waste generated in urban areas. The absence of public politics regarding the management of such waste have caused many impacts, for example, illegal discharges dumping sites in areas furthest from the urban perimeter and spending by the government with corrective models. However, this corrective model has proven obsolete and ineffective to minimize the negative impacts caused by the irregular disposal of C&D wastes. Given these facts, the resolution nº 307/2002 of the National Environmental Council (CONAMA) for the C&D wastes was created, which established that municipalities must provide public politics that aim at preventing the disposal of C&D wastes at irregular areas and reduce impacts to the environment and human health. Therefore, to contribute to this area of knowledge this research studied the situation of the integrated management system of C&D wastes from São Carlos-SP, after the implementation of resolution nº 307. For this, a survey was done of the current situation of management of C&D wastes in the city through four stages - local contextualization of basic indicators, quantitative characterization, qualitative characterization and finally analysis of areas of irregular discharge and areas of implantation of points for small volumes of C&D wastes. Based on the results of this study, we observed that the municipality of São Carlos has an Integrated Waste Management of C&D wastes, according to resolution nº 307. However, it was found that the municipality has not established a system of small volumes, so it suffers with increasing areas of irregular disposal, which causes many impacts to the environment and local public health. However, measures taken in this new system also demonstrated positive factors such as the reduction of discards in landfills and the generation of employment and income. Finally, this study implemented a methodology to characterize the C&D by image analysis, which has demonstrated effectiveness in the characterization of samples with high volume parts such as beams, pillars and slabs of concrete.

Thesis (MEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2014. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The global quest for sustainability has intensified the requirement for waste recycling in a number of countries. Waste recycle includes Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW), which emanates from the demolition of buildings and other civil engineering structures. In Europe, the United States, China, and Australia, waste recycling has proven to be successful, both structurally and functionally. In particular, the consideration and /or use of CDW in pavement layers remain on the increase. However, in Southern Africa the use and/or application of CDW and its allied practice is limited; the abundant natural aggregates, the lack of knowledge and technical expertise besides the availability of suitable CDW remain the prominent reasons for its limited consideration. In this research, recycled material infers to Construction and Demolition Waste pertaining to Recycled Concrete and Masonry (RCM). The quality and the type of RCM vary from region to region and as a result, quality control measures aimed at limiting the inconsistency are usually required. Results revealed that secondary crushing influences the physical and mechanical behaviour of RCM aggregates; this information remains insightful in terms of material gradation, performance and viability. The compaction protocol followed and its findings revealed that the initial material grading lightly changed after compaction. However, the 10% FACT results showed that the RCM aggregates exhibit less degradation due to crushing when dry than when they are wet. It is eminent that compaction and/or densification are a cheaper method to improve the pavement layer structural capacity. However, this is reliant on material characteristics, quality, and type. With this cognisance, an experimental program in line with RCM aimed at assessing the mechanical behaviour was developed. The experimental variables include mix composition, mixing and compaction moisture as well as degree of compaction and/or compactive effort. In general, the laboratory evaluation and analysis of the results showed that the mix composition in addition to compaction moisture and the degree of compaction were influential to the obtained shear strength, resilient modulus and Poisson Ratio. Particularly, mix composition exhibited relatively higher influence on the resilient modulus while the compaction moisture effect on the Poisson Ratio dominated other investigated variables such as mix composition and the degree of compaction. Shear strength and resilient response results show that RCM exhibits significant shear strength due to its cohesion, and satisfactory resilient modulus. Pavement analysis and design using multi-layer linear-elastic model and transfer functions in pavement layers where RCM is used also revealed that this material could perform satisfactorily. It was deduced that RCM is a viable material type to consider in the construction of pavement layers that carry low to moderate levels of traffic. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die globale beweging na meer onderhoubare aktiwiteite het gelei tot die ʼn toename in vereistes met betrekking tot herwinning van rommel. Rommelherwinning sluit materiaal van bouwerke en ander siviele strukture in. In Europa, Amerika, China en Australië het die herwinning van afval materiaal tot groot sukses gelei. Spesifiek die gebruik van geselekteerde bourommel in padlae bleik om toe te neem. In Suid -Afrika word die materiaal net in enkele geïsoleerde gevalle gebruik as gevolg van die onderbreking van tegniese kennis met betrekking tot die toeganklikheid en bruikbaarheid van die materiaal. Ook, tans geniet die gebruik van gebreekte klip voorrang omdat die verbruiker glo dat daar nog baie van hierdie materiaal beskikbaar is. In hierdie navorsing verwys bourommel spesifiek na herwinde beton en boustene. Die “kwaliteit” van boustene in verskillende gebiede varieer en as ‘n gevolg moet kwaliteitskontroles toegepas word om hierdie te beperk. Resultate in diè navorsing het gewys dat sekondêre klipbreking/vergruising die fisiese en meganiese gedrag van “bourommel aggregaat” beïnvloed. Die 10% FACT (Fynstof Aggregaat Breekwaarde) resultate het ook gewys dat geselekteerde bourommel minder degradasie ondervind as dit droog is in vergelyking met nat materiaal. Goeie kompaksie van die tipe materiale word erken as een van die goedkoopste maniere om die gedrag daarvan in plaveisellae te verbeter. Dit is wel afhanklik van materiaal karakteristieke, kwaliteit en tipe materiaal. Hierdie faktore is ingesluit in die eksperimentele plan wat eienskappe soos mengsel komposisie, meng en kompaksie voginhoud sowel as graad van kompaksie insluit. Die resultate van die laboratorium analise het gewys dat die mengkomposisie, vog tydens kompaksie en graad van kompaksie ʼn invloed op die skuifsterkte, veerkragsmodulus en die Poisson verhouding het. Veral die mengkomposisie het ʼn merkwaardige invloed op die veerkragmodulus gehad, terwyl die voginhoud tydens kompaksie die grootste invloed op die Poissonverhouding gehad het. Die skuifsterkte (agv hoë kohesie) en veerkragsmodulus van geselekteerde bourommel dui aanvaarbare resultate vir die gebruik in paaie, spesifiek in padlae waar lae spanningsvlakke ondervind word,soos deur liniere elastiese berekeninge gewys is.

published_or_final_version / Environmental Management / Master / Master of Science in Environmental Management

No Brasil, a Resolução CONAMA nº 307/2002 e a Resolução CONAMA nº 448/2012 definem que os resíduos da construção civil (RCC) classe A, caso não sejam reutilizados ou reciclados na forma de agregados, devem ser destinados para aterros de resíduos classe A de reservação de material para usos futuros. Porém, pequenas quantidades de resíduos de outras classes, e resíduos não inertes acabam dispostos neste tipo de aterro. Esse fato pode ser agravado devido esses aterros não possuírem impermeabilização de base e sistemas de drenagem de lixiviados, o que pode favorecer a migração desses lixiviados de RCC para reservas de água, e colocar em risco a saúde da população e o meio ambiente. Com intuito de contribuir nessa área de conhecimento o presente estudo teve por finalidade investigar o potencial de contaminação de lixiviados de aterros de resíduos da construção civil por meio de simulações em colunas de lixiviação. Para tanto, foi realizado um estudo por meio de duas etapas &#8211 simulação de lixiviação de amostras de RCC em colunas de lixiviação (saturadas e não saturadas), e coleta de água subterrânea do aterro de RCC classe A. Resultados da pesquisa apontaram que as amostras de agregados de RCC classe A foram classificadas, de acordo com a NBR 10.004 (ABNT, 2004), como sendo resíduos não perigosos e não inertes &#8211 Classe II A. A hipótese tema do estudo foi verificada, a qual apontou que existe potencial de contaminação dos lixiviados gerados em aterros de RCC Classe A, os quais podem vir a poluir ou contaminar o solo e as águas subterrâneas inviabilizando o uso dessas águas para consumo humano. As concentrações máximas dos lixiviados de RCC que excederam o valor máximo permitido para consumo humano nas simulações foram: sulfato (950 mg/L), dureza (11.280 mg/L), cor (124 uH), Pb (0,36 mg/L), Cd (0,075 mg/L), Ni (0,088 mg/L), Fe (0,658 mg/L), Ba (1,205 mg/L), Cr (0,125 mg/L), Mn (0,297 mg/L), e Al (3,44 mg/L). A pesquisa também contribuiu para melhoria de projetos, execução e controle de aterros de resíduos da construção civil, a fim de futuramente equacionar possíveis impactos negativos gerados por esse tipo de resíduo ao solo e recursos hídricos. / In Brazil, the resolutions nº 307/2002 and nº 448/2012 of the National Environmental Council (CONAMA) define that the construction and demolition (C&D) class A - reusable or recyclable wastes as aggregates, such as ceramic components, grout and concrete -, if not reused or recycled as aggregates, should be going to C&D wastes landfill. These wastes must be disposed in the soil for the reservation of segregated materials for future use or future use of the area. However, these landfills receive small quantities of wastes from other sources and non-inert wastes. This fact can be aggravated because the C&D wastes are disposed in these unlined landfills and without drains of leachate. In this context, the C&D wastes leachate may migrate to water supplies causing risks to both human health and the environment. In an attempt to contribute to this area of knowledge, this project aims to investigate the pollution potential of leachate of construction and demolition wastes landfills in lysimeters. A survey will be conducted in two stages &#8211 simulation of leachate samples of C&D wastes lysimeters (saturated and unsaturated), and study of the C&D wastes landfill of the city through the collection of groundwater. Results of the research classified, for metals, the samples of aggregates of C&D wastes class A &#8211 such as ceramic components (bricks, blocks), grout and concrete &#8211 as non-hazardous and non-inert. The pollution of leachate of C&D wastes landfills was observed. The presence of these contaminants could affect the use of this water for human consumption. The parameters that exceeded the maximum value for human consumption were: sulfate (950 mg/L), hardness (11,280 mg/L), color (124 uH), Pb (0.36 mg/L), Cd (0.075 mg/L), Ni (0.088 mg/L), Fe (0.658 mg/L), Ba (1,205 mg/L) Cr (0.125 mg/L) Mn (0,297 mg/L), and Al (3.44 mg/L ).The research identified requirements for improvement projects, execution and control of C&D wastes landfills to minimize future potential adverse impacts generated by these residues in water resources.

A crescente quantidade de resíduos sólidos da construção civil gerada em cidades de médio e grande portes tem sido fonte de preocupação em todo o mundo em função de questões ambientais, econômicas e até sociais. Desta forma, a reciclagem dos resíduos de construção para a produção de agregados torna-se uma alternativa interessante, principalmente em função de normas e pesquisas já existentes que podem garantir sua aplicação. A pavimentação com agregados reciclados já vem sendo amplamente realizada em alguns países onde, inclusive, já existe conhecimento consolidado sobre o assunto. No Brasil, as primeiras experiências que remetem ao uso de agregados reciclados em pavimentação datam de meados da década de 80. Desde então, poucas pesquisas sobre o tema vem sendo realizadas, embora haja a necessidade de se procurar novas técnicas e materiais no setor de infra-estrutura rodoviária, uma vez que o país possui somente cerca de 10% de suas vias, muitas vezes urbanas, em condição pavimentada. Este trabalho analisa laboratorialmente aspectos físicos e de comportamento mecânico do agregado reciclado da cidade de São Paulo, a ser utilizado em camadas de base, sub-base ou reforço do subleito de pavimento, em substituição aos materiais convencionais, com enfoque em vias urbanas de baixo volume de tráfego. O estudo envolveu a análise do agregado reciclado in natura, além de sua mistura com 4% de cal ou 4% de cimento Portland, como forma de promover um aumento da resistência do material. Além disso, foram realizados alguns ensaios com brita graduada (material comumente empregado em pavimentos), a fim de comparar resultados. Concluiu-se que o agregado reciclado analisado é de uso promissor em pavimentação, dadas suas propriedades físicas e mecânicas satisfatórias, comparáveis a tradicionais materiais estabilizados granulometricamente ou mesmo a brita graduada simples. Ademais, a adição de cal ou cimento Portland apresenta-se como excelente alternativa quanto ao requisito de aumento de resistência do material reciclado. / The increasing amount of construction and demolition waste generated in medium-sized and large cities has become a source of concern all over the world due to environmental, economic and even social issues. Thus, the recycling of construction and demolition waste to produce aggregates becomes an interesting alternative mainly because of existing specifications and researches that can guarantee its application. Paving with recycled aggregates has already been largely done in some countries where there is even a consolidated knowledge about the subject. In Brazil, preliminary experiences that refer to the use of recycled aggregates in pavement layers date from the mid 80s. Since then, few researches on the subject have been conducted, although it is necessary to look for new techniques and materials in the road infra-structure sector, since the country has only about 10% of its roads, many times urban ones, in paved condition. This work analyses recycled aggregates from São Paulo City as a material to be used in base, subbase or subgrade reinforcement courses in urban roads of low-volume traffic, to replace conventional materials. So, physical and mechanical behaviour aspects of the material were observed by means of laboratory tests. This study involved the analysis of recycled aggregate in natura, as well as its mix with 4% of lime or 4% of Portland cement, to promote a gain in strength. Moreover, some tests were made using graded crushed rock (that is commonly used as a pavement material) so as to compare the results. It was concluded that recycled aggregate is promising for paving, given its satisfactory physical and mechanical properties, comparable to traditional granulometrically stabilized materials or even to simple graded crushed rock. The addition of lime or Portland cement is an excellent alternative concerning the increase in strength of those recycled materials.

Considerando a necessidade de soluções sustentáveis para a destinação de solos de escavação de obras em áreas urbanas, este estudo apresenta a caracterização de materiais de escavação recebidos em um aterro de resíduos de construção civil (RCC) localizado na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (MRSP). As amostras foram classificadas visualmente como predominantemente solo de escavação ou mistura de diferentes tipos de RCC, e submetidas a testes de caracterização química, mineralógica, ambiental e geotécnica. Os materiais de escavação destinados ao aterro são compostos, principalmente, por mistura de solos e outros tipos de RCC. Materiais cimentícios estão presentes em todas as frações granulométricas das amostras. As propriedades geotécnicas dos solos de escavação não são prejudicadas pela mistura com outros tipos de RCC. Os materiais são basicamente granulares e bem graduados, com resistência mecânica adequada para algumas aplicações geotécnicas ou de pavimentação. Nitrato e sulfato dissolvidos podem poluir aquíferos e águas superficiais; entretanto, as concentrações observadas não representam risco à saúde. No caso de concentrações superiores aos valores máximos permitidos pela regulamentação de resíduos, a avaliação do risco a possíveis receptores deve ser efetuada conforme o uso pretendido da construção. Foi sugerido um critério preliminar de triagem de materiais de escavação para potenciais reusos na RMSP. / Considering the need of sustainable solutions for disposal of excavation soils from construction works in urban areas, this study presents characterization of excavation materials received in a CDW landfill located in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo (MRSP). Samples were visually classified as predominantly excavation soil or mixtures of different types of CDW, and submitted to chemical, mineralogical, environmental and geotechnical characterization tests. The excavation material disposed of in the landfill is mainly composed of a mixture of soils and other types of CDW. Cementitious materials are present in all grain size fractions. Geotechnical properties of excavation soils are not impaired by the mixture with other types of CDW. The materials were basically granular and well-graded, with appropriate mechanical resistance for some geotechnical or pavement applications. Dissolved nitrate and sulfate may pollute aquifers and superficial waters; however, the observed concentrations do not represent health concern. In the case of concentrations higher than the maximum allowed values, risk assessment to possible receptors shall be carried out according to the intended construction purpose for potential reuse screening. A preliminary criteria screening for potential reuses was suggested for excavation materials of the MRSP.