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potential and limitations of construction waste recycling (Reference code: IEC-2024-FETBE-0002). Informed
in Shaanxi. The results indicate that while economic consent was obtained from all participants before their
benefits theoretically exist for both construction and involvement in the research. Participants were provided
recycling units, they are highly dependent on factors with written and verbal explanations of the study’s
such as the level of cooperation, accuracy of policies, purpose, procedures, potential risks, benefits, and their
access to and support for equipment and technology, right to withdraw at any time without consequence.
and the market development. Addressing issues such as
responsibility sharing and risk distribution among the Consent for publication
three parties may improve the economic performance
of both construction units and recycling enterprises. All participants provided written informed consent for
Although this study employed coding, comparative their anonymized data to be published in this study.
analysis, and literature verification to investigate the
related mechanisms and enrich interview data and Availability of data
conclusions, the limitation of a single qualitative research
approach affects the generalizability of the findings. All data analyzed have been presented in the paper.
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