One of the fundamental needs of human life is construction and development activities. Today, increasing urban population leads to increasing the trend of metropolises in building construction that raises concern about construction and demolition (C&D) waste management. In order to reduce and overcome the environmental problems caused by construction and demolition activities, components used in building, way of their collection, recycling, and disposal should be recognized. In order to manage C&D wastes, paying attention to how this kind of wastes is disposed is imperative so that separation of them (C&D wastes) from other kinds of wastes like household wastes is very essential. Brick, concrete, building materials, soil, wood, collapsed walls, plaster, old pipes, non-asbestos insulation, pieces of roof boards, asphalt pavement, glass, metals and plastics which are unusable, the electrical wiring and liquids are all placed in this group. Inattention, lack of organization and proper transport and sanitary disposal of construction and demolition waste lead to problems such as accumulation of construction waste in the streets, creating right condition for the prevalence of pollution and creating inappropriate perspectives in the city. However, in developed countries, in addition to managing construction and demolition waste by recycling, reuse and reduction of the consumption of raw materials in the field of construction, more than 90 percent of the potential for recycling and re-using as raw materials is provided. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has classified C&D wastes into three categories: non-dangerous waste, hazardous wastes and semi-hazardous wastes. Currently in Tehran, on average about 50,000 tons per day of construction and demolition wastes are produced from which over 30,000 tons per day are dumping in landfills. According to this research more than 57% of these wastes are placed in the first category (non-dangerous waste) which have the potential for being recycled and reused. On the other hand, items that are placed in the second category shall be managed based on the existing laws. This article provides some management solutions including proposed methods for collecting and reusing construction waste in accordance with current market needs in Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]