The construction industry plays an essential role in a country's economic growth. The industry has been criticised for activities and processes that generate high volumes of waste, whilst obstructing sustainable development goal (SDGs) targets. The circular economy (CE) increases waste minimisation by keeping materials and resources in a closed loop. This concept has continued to gain positive traction as a potential solution to achieve sustainable development. The authors argue that contextualising the circular economy (CE) as part of the discourse towards implementing the United Nations (UN) SDGs Agenda 2030 is crucial for managing the increasing amounts of waste generated by the construction industry. This paper provides a framework that establishes a detailed relationship between the SDGs, construction waste management and the CE to direct future sustainable development research, policies, and innovations. The study adopted a narrative literature review methodology. Scopus and Web of Science were scoured for relevant literature published between 2015 and 2021. Initially 65 articles were identified with this number being reduced to 24 following a detailed inspection of their applicability to the study. The findings from the articles were summarized, synthesized, and incorporated into the study. A key theme that emerged was that an understanding of the SDGs-circular economy linkages in construction waste management is integral to establishing long-term innovative solutions for developing multi-sectorial measures for waste prevention, eco-design, and re-use of materials. These linkages increase competitiveness, stimulate innovation, and boost economic growth. This study proposes that all stakeholders who generate waste should apply new innovative technologies, methods and strategies leading to transdisciplinary and transformative change.

建筑业在一个国家的经济增长中起着至关重要的作用。该行业因产生大量废物的活动和过程而受到批评，同时阻碍了可持续发展目标 (SDG) 目标。循环经济 (CE) 通过将材料和资源保持在闭环中来增加废物的最小化。作为实现可持续发展的潜在解决方案，这一概念继续获得积极的关注。作者认为，将循环经济 (CE) 作为实施联合国 (UN) 可持续发展目标 2030 年议程的一部分，对于管理建筑行业产生的越来越多的废物至关重要。本文提供了一个框架，在可持续发展目标之间建立了详细的关系，建筑垃圾管理和 CE 指导未来的可持续发展研究、政策和创新。该研究采用了叙述性文献综述方法。在 Scopus 和 Web of Science 中搜索了 2015 年至 2021 年间发表的相关文献。最初确定了 65 篇文章，在详细检查它们对研究的适用性后，这一数字减少到 24 篇。文章的发现被总结、综合并纳入研究。出现的一个关键主题是，了解可持续发展目标与建筑垃圾管理中的循环经济联系是建立长期创新解决方案以制定多部门措施以防止废物、生态设计和材料再利用的组成部分。这些联系提高了竞争力，刺激了创新，并促进经济增长。本研究建议所有产生废物的利益相关者都应应用新的创新技术、方法和战略，从而实现跨学科和变革性变革。