General increase in accumulation of unmanaged agriculture and industrial waste in the world has been a major
concern. Increase in industrial activities has lead to commensurate increase in the amount of waste. An effective way to deal
with this increasing waste is to use this waste for sustainable construction of roads, buildings etc.
Industrial by product waste like slag, sludge, fly ash etc and agricultural waste can be used as construction materials. This
article summarizes the different applications of industrial and agro waste that can be practiced to make sustainable construction
to optimize the work and also suggests various approach to ameliorate the processing of waste materials.
