Volume : III, Issue : IV, April - 2014

Utilization of Plastic Waste in Construction of Roads

Vatsal Patel, Snehal Popli, Drashti Bhatt

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The plastic waste quantity in municipal solid waste is increasing due to increase in population and changes in life style. Thus disposal of waste plastic is a hazardous and become a serious problem globally due to their non-biodegradability. Plastic roads are found to perform better than ordinary roads and therefore use of plastic road construction has gained importance these days. Disposal of waste plastic bags has become a serious problem and waste plastics are burnt for disposal which causes environmental pollution. Utilization of waste plastic bituminous mixes has proved that these enhance the properties of mix in addition to solving disposal problems. Waste like plastic bottles, polymers, cups, etc. can be re-used by powdering or blending it with crusher and can be coated over aggregate and bitumen by any heating process. This paper describes the various aspects of utilization of plastic waste in construction of roads.

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Vatsal Patel, Snehal Popli, Drashti Bhatt Utilization of Plastic Waste in Construction of Roads International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue. IV Apr 2014

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