Review article

The paper discusses the prospects for recycling of construction and demolition waste. The dynamics of waste volume resulting from various fields of activities in the Russian Federation is given. The author studies morphology of construction waste, as well as the prerequisites, barriers and possibilities for construction and demolition waste treatment for further use. The proposed recommendations for recycling of construction and demolition waste can be used by commercial and state organizations engaged in the field of construction and waste treatment, as well as by legislative bodies working in the field of regulation of waste collection, elimination of waste, and waste treatment.