Webfill before landfill: an e-commerce model for waste exchange in Hong Kong

Zhen Chen; Heng Li; Conrad T. C. Wong

doi:10.1108/14714170310814837

Webfill before landfill: an e-commerce model for waste exchange in Hong Kong

Zhen Chen, Heng Li, Conrad T. C. Wong

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Abstract

Although the Trip-ticket System (TTS) has been implemented to manage construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Hong Kong for over three years, problems still exist in the landfill disposal of the C&D waste. For example, it is reported that fees are difficult to collect from waste transporters for tipping the C&D waste at the landfill site. Based on an examination of the flexibility of the TTS, this paper proposes an e-commerce model, namely the Webfill system, in order to enhance the TTS. The computational structure of the Webfill system is described and the usefulness of Webfill is evaluated based on a simulation which provides a direct comparison between the existing TTS and the Webfill-enhanced TTS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-43
Number of pages	17
Journal	Construction Innovation
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/14714170310814837
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

construction and demolition
e-commerce
Hong Kong
simulation
trip-ticket system (TTS)
waste exchange

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