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Sustainable Construction of Paver Blocks Made from Recycled Plastic

Sakshi P. Masram, Ishwar R. Rathod, Samarth J. Shukla, Kunal P. Ukarde, Gaurav R. Rawale

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With an annual production of over 9.3 million tons of plastic waste, India is the worlds biggest plastic polluter. The production of cement, which produce the CO2 emissions, is another issue. Therefore, recycling plastic waste instead of cementitious materials could be a more effective way to reduce waste and remove cement. Thus, in this article, plastic waste is recycled and used to make paver blocks, a sustainable building material that eliminates the need for cement. The study looks at adding different amounts of plastic waste, more especially, PET and HDPE to blocks of sand pavers. While decreasing water absorption capacity, using plastic waste in the construction of paver blocks might improve the blocks mechanical qualities and reduce environmental pollution. The findings indicate that used of 30% composition to develop plastic waste sand paver blocks. This paver blocks use in light weight applications like parks, footpaths, patios. These blocks have low water absorption compared to traditional concrete paver blocks, which makes these blocks impermeable.

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Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), High-Density Pol

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DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.15373580

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