Ethiopia: Containing Waste in Construction Sector

As the construction booms, so are the challenges. The sector which is mobilizing staggering resources in terms of finance , manpower and materials also faces waste in different ways.

The wealth creating sector has incubated local contractors, consultants and small and micro enterprises. The sector is growing by leaps and bounds thanks to the growing number of cement and chemical factories. The rising number of middle and upper classes, puts more demand for better house and infrastructure creating unsaturated market for both local and global contractors. As a labour-intensive sector, it also absorbing many more people through the micro and small scale enterprises.

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