Waste Plastic Use in Paver Block

Plastic is a non-bio-degradable substance which takes thousands of years to decompose that creates land as well as water pollution to the environment. The quantity of plastic waste in Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is expanding rapidly. It is estimated that the rate of usage is double for every 10 years. Plastics are rapidly growing segment of the municipal solid waste. Disposal of waste materials including waste plastic bags has become a serious problem. Amount of waste plastic bags being accumulated in 21st century has created big challenges for their disposal. The waste plastics in house hold is large and increases with time. In each country waste consumption is different, since it is unaffected by socioeconomic characteristics and waste management programs, but the level of plastics in waste consumption is high. In order to overcome this issue, we have to use it in effective way. This project is about recycling waste plastics into pavement blocks and study their characteristics. Pavement blocks are perfect materials on the pathways and streets for simple laying and finishing. Here the strength properties of pavement blocks comprising of waste plastics and the design considerations for pavement block incorporating waste plastic bags is presented. It will be a boon to modern society and environment. The main aim is to use the plastic nature in construction fields with limited additions. It will be definitely a cost economical and can be applied in different form. Polyethylene (PE) bags are cleaned and added with fine aggregate at various ratios to obtain high strength bricks that possess thermal and sound insulation properties. This is one of the best ways to avoid the accumulation of plastic waste. It also helps to conserve energy, reduce the overall cost of construction and hence in this project, an attempt made to manufacture the plastic sand bricks by utilizing the waste plastics.