Environmental sustainability by using waste plastic (LDPE) in highway construction

Plastics are non-biodegradable products that cause serious environmental and fiscal problems. When plastic debris is not repurposed, it ends up in dumps, and the ocean refuses areas or is burned, creating various environmental issues. If pollution from incineration plants is managed, the plant becom...

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Main Authors: Sagoch, Rajat, Himanshu, Navneet
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Bitumens
Highway construction
Low density polyethylenes
Mixtures
Thermal resistance
Waterproofing
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Summary:Plastics are non-biodegradable products that cause serious environmental and fiscal problems. When plastic debris is not repurposed, it ends up in dumps, and the ocean refuses areas or is burned, creating various environmental issues. If pollution from incineration plants is managed, the plant becomes so costly that not all nations can afford it. To increase the resilience of roadways, plastic refuse is now used in their building alongside bitumen. This method aids in lowering both the amount of bitumen used generally and the amount of discarded plastic in our ecosystem. small abundance Polyethylene is a strong, lightweight, and economically viable substance. LDPE in different percentages is added to the durability of the mix. The percentages used are 4%, 6%, 8%, and 10%. These mixtures aid in raising the compound’s general porosity and refractoriness. This will aid in fusing the particles to improve the mass’s structure and the mixture’s water-proofing properties.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0209385