Geosynthetic encased stone columns have been widely recognized as an efficient and cost-effective ground improvement technique for improving the load carrying capacity of soft soils. But, the conventional resources such as stone aggregates, gravel etc. are not able to cope with the high demand in the construction industry. Therefore, utilization of potential waste materials such as crushed construction and demolition debris (CCD) in lieu of conventional aggregates in stone columns is a viable and sustainable option. Hence, an attempt was made to use geosynthetics encased CCD columns in improving the load capacity of soft clayey soil. A series of load tests were carried out to examine the performance of soft clay reinforced with geosynthetic encased CCD columns. From the load tests conducted for various L/D (length of geosynthetic encasement to diameter) ratios of the stone columns, it was observed that with fully encased CCD columns, there is a maximum of about 6 fold increase in the load carrying capacity. Thus, CCD can be considered to be a good alternative for aggregates in geosynthetics encased stone columns.