• Pallavi Pramod Salunkhe
• Jayshree N. Changade

The construction field plays a remarkable role in the expansion of the country. Construction wastage can be described as unwanted substances generated during construction activities. In the speedy development of this industry, the growing amount of waste generation is slightly unnoticed. This study is concentrated on the reorganization of sources of material wastage, percentage of material wastage and current scenario of material waste management. The top root causes of material wastage on construction sites were retrieved from previous literature. The questionnaire survey method is adopted to collect the primary data. The materials wood, sand tiles, mortar from plaster and bricks have their major input in wastage. The overall material percent waste ranges from 5% to 11%. The top five materials contributing to the excess cost due to wastage are cement, reinforced bar, sand, coarse aggregate and bricks. The results show that 60% organization waste minimization strategies can be improved for effective cost management. Based on the questionnaire survey and its results, few recommendations are given to reduce the amount of material waste in the construction industry.

Wastage of Construction material, Causes of wastage, Waste reduction, Construction management, Project performance improvement

"Reduction of Wastage of Construction Materials for Project Performance Improvement", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no.b326-b333, July-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107171.pdf

"Reduction of Wastage of Construction Materials for Project Performance Improvement", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 7, page no. ppb326-b333, July-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2107171.pdf