The meaning of waste is:

Bad utilization of something, so this not only refers in

material could also is referring to the time or the people.
In the construction can be say 7 big wastes:
Material
Time
Quality
Cost
Deforestation
Legal Problems
Transportation


The 7 wastes at construction
In the constructions many times presents wastes,
between it can be mention wood, steel, concrete, etc.
A lot of material is usually wasted by the lack of
prefessionalism of the staff and not being trained
properly, but at the same time can also happen that the
people could steal the material in the work.
The time in every type of project also constructions is a
very important factor because some times this impact
most.
Every construction depends of the capital but
sometimes when something its not concluded in the
right period it becomes a problem because the money
should come from the pocket of the engineer.
A huge problem
with the time in
works have
repercussions
because this makes
the people dont
work but it doesn't
matter if they do
the job or not, they
also have to receive
the pay in time.
Talking about constructions
this migth be the most
important factor, and the
worst waste.
In every construction ever is
need a high or acceptable
quality, but not always this
can occur and is the impact
of the inexperience of the
personnel; however its the
effect of the time, having
sometimes incentives if they
build faster they recieve
more money.
Quality
Here in Guatemala this is the most importat thing in
the head, of every engineer so for this reason cost is a
waste, because the cost is everywhere doing any work,
passing time, buying o using materials, also the money
itself .
This can be take as a waste because this have an action
in everything for example if someone dont have the
enough money to carry out a project cant be done, the
right materials cant be used, so this characteristic
makes imposible to work so makes a waste in any
aspect.
Deforestation is driven by several causes, most of which
originate outside the forestry sector. Deforestation is the
product of the interaction of many ecological, social,
economic, cultural and political forces in a given region.
Many forest has been cleared for the construction of roads,
settlements, utilities, electricity transmission networks,
pipelines, hydroelectric dams and other infrastructure. For
indirect effects, building roads is the largest contributor to
deforestation, has an immediate (deforestation) and
delayed impact (erosion, landslides). Productive
infrastructure such as hydroelectric dams, tourist and
industrial complexes, and the expansion of urban areas
cause the total elimination of forest cover.
So for conlussion deforestation isnt a
direct waste of construction but is a
waste of the Earths surface, and this
makes it important to attend.
Between the legal documents,
include governmental regulations
on the use of property, and
obligations that are created in the
construction process.

Some legal requirements come from
considerations in itself, or the desire
to prevent things that are
indisputably bad (contracts). A
construction project is a complex
net of contracts and other legal
obligations, each of which must be
carefully considered.


In contracts clear expectations
and clear paths for establishing
compliance is much more likely
that the project flowing
smoothly, whereas poorly
drafted contracts can lead to
confusion and collapse.
This type of confusion makes
impossible to continue with a
project so makes it difficult to
continue making it lose a lot of
time waiting for a resolution
(waste of time).

The distance has become a
big problem of waste, the
towns are well hidden
which only makes the
arrival a labor, but this in
turn may affect the
equipment or machinery
cant reach the place work
that makes it all come to
miss more time of the
project to reach the place
and to get out, than what
they really works.