A non decomposed waste turns into useful infrastructural material.

1. PLASTIC ROAD
Prepared By: Jayanta Sen (AB18005)

2. Plastic is material consisting of any of a wide range
of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic compounds that
are malleable and so can be moulded into solid objects.
Plasticity is the general property of all materials which can
deform irreversibly without breaking but, in the class of
mouldable polymers, this occurs to such a degree that their
actual name derives from this specific ability.
Plastic pollution can afflict land, waterways
and oceans. Humans are also affected by
plastic pollution, such as through disruption
of various hormonal mechanisms.
From the 1950s up to 2018, an estimated 6.3
billion tonnes of plastic has been produced
worldwide, of which an estimated 9% has
been recycled and another 12% has been
incinerated.

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4. The roads constructed using waste plastic, popularly known as PLASTIC ROADS, are
found to perform better compared to those constructed with conventional bitumen.
Plastic waste collected from various sources must be separated from other waste.
Maximum thickness of 60 microns.
 Segregation.
Plastic waste get cleaned & dried.
The different types of plastic wastes are cutting into small piece and mixing together.
The plastic waste retaining in 2.36mm sieve are collected for final work.
 Cleaning Process.
 Collection Process.
 Shredding Process.

5. There are two types of trial:
 Dry Process:
The aggregate is heated to 170˚C in the mini hot mix plant.
The shredded plastic will be added in equal proportions.
Immediately the hot Bitumen 60/70 or 80/100 grade (160˚C) is added.
The mixture is transferred to the road and the road is laid.
 Wet Process:
Waste plastics by direct mixing with hot bitumen at 160˚C.
Mechanical stirrer is needed.
Addition of stabilizers and proper cooling.
Since the wet process require a lot of investment and bigger plants.

6. Prof. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, a professor
of chemistry at the Thiagarajar College of
Engineering in Madurai, who was
honoured with one of India's highest
civilian awards, the Padma Shri, in
2018 for his ground-breaking research on
re-using plastic waste in road
construction. He patented the method in
2006 and sold it to India Government
of cost.

7. The Jamshedpur Utility and Services Company (JUSCO) has been using plastic
waste drawn from polybags to biscuit packets, which are combined with
bitumen to make roads. The JUSCO has constructed 12 to 15 kilometres of road
in the steel city utilising plastic waste. According to JUSCO, the savings in
bitumen for every one km long and 4m wide road are Rs 50,000. Apparently,
the quality and longevity of roads made with plastic waste is twice that of
bitumen roads and those require no maintenance for the first five years.