CONTENTS 0.0 Chapter: Introduction 1.0 Recycling and Design 1.1 The definition of recycling 1.2 Theories on waste management 1.2.1 Zero –waste – Theory 1.2.2 Cradle to Cradle 1.2.3 Circular Economy 1.3 Role of designers in recycling 2.0 Recycling and Architecture 2.1 Material and Architecture 2.1.1 The politics of recycling 2.1.2 The aesthetics of recycling 2.1.3 The social concerns of recycling 2.2 Regionalism in Recycling 2.3 Conclusion 3.0 Recycling and resources 3.1 The current scenario of construction in India 3.2 Current scenario o of Construction and Demolition waste in India 3.3 The process of CandD waste generation in India 3.3.1Waste generated during the Demolition of a building 3.3.2 Waste generated during the construction of a building 3.3.3 Waste generated as by-products of Industrial processes 3.3.4 Materials that are most commonly used in the Building Industry 3.3.5 Material Composition of Construction and Demolition waste 3.3.6 The Recyclability of the various materials 3.3.7 Life cycle of brick 3.3.8 Life-cycle of concrete 3.4 Case Study – Concrete recycling plant( Amdavad Enviro - Ahmedabad) 3.5 Conclusion 37 4.0 Recycling and Systems 4.1 The Role of various stakeholders in the process of recycling 4.2 The principles that guide the parameters of usage of building materials in a project by the above stakeholders 4.3 The type of influence and the amount of impact vary according to the stakeholders 4.4 Challenges faced while setting up a Recycling system 4.5 Conclusion 5.0 Guidelines and strategies to help the frame the policies 5.1 From the architects perspective 5.2 From the States perspective 6.0 The singular common platform 6.1 Why is there a need for a singular common platform? 6.2 Features of the platform 6.3 Resource Map 6.3.1 What is a Resource Map? 6.3.2 Why do we need a resource map? 6.4 Layers in the resource map 6.5 Conclusion 7.0 On-site Application 8.0 Design and Recycling - Way forward Appendix Citations