Road Construction Using Plastic Waste: A Research Paper

PRESENTATION ON THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION
USING PLASTIC WASTE
A Research Paper on Construction By
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INTRODUCTION
This research paper is a project proposal for the road construction
using plastic waste which is made entirely by the composites of
plastics or plastic wastes.
The growth in population, technological, consumerism, and
industrialization development have resulted in the uncontrolled plastic
waste accumulation.
Proper disposal of waste is of great significance in both urban and
rural regions. This paper proposes the suitability of the plastic waste
materials for the construction of roads.
 The rate of plastic waste production has tremendously increased in
numerous countries globally in the past few decades

Aim and Objectives
The main aim of this research paper is to propose the use of the plastic
waste in the construction of roads to replace the commonly used
conventional bitumen so as to improve the mechanical characteristics of
the road and also reduce the disposal of waste plastics in the environment.
The research also seeks to review how the waste plastics can be modified
together with bitumen so as to attain a more water resistant road surface,
high density, stability, and better binding property.

Background
More than 7.2 million tonnes of waste materials are generated and then
disposed into the environment yearly making the disposal of waste to be a
major problem since approximately one kilometer of the load is needed for
the purposes of waste disposal yearly.
Industries also dispose of more than 150 million tonnes of waste materials
that are hazardous yearly which are majorly disposed of in an open section of
the environment.
Currently, all the vital sectors in the economy beginning with communication,
building construction, electrical, electronics, automobile, packaging, and
agriculture have revolutionized through the application of plastic materials