Utilization of Waste Plastics in Rural Roads PDF

Utilization of Waste Plastics in Rural Roads
Dr. R. Vasudevan ,
Dean & Prof. Department of Chemistry
Thiagarajar College of Engineering
Madurai-15
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OurSincereThanksto
Director,NationalRuralRoadsDevelopment
Agency
3RD MAY2013
Dear Sir,
I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the continuous guidance and support by
you for making Jamshedpur, a Plastic nuisance free city. We have been using plastic
waste for the construction of road since 2011. Now, we are able to mix it even in the
central hot mix plant directly. We have received lots of appreciation from the State
government, Pollution control board, Other corporates and Municipalities. People/
Engineers are visiting our town to see the successful implementation of Plastic road
quite often.
We also have had the opportunity to present it in several technical forums. You will be
very glad to know that after the successful implementation of the pilot in the year 2011,
we are constructing only plastic tar road in jamshedpur under your guidance.
We sincerely thank you for all your support.
Thanks & Regards,
Gaurav Anand, Sr. Manager
Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company, A Tata Enterprise
E- mail dated- 04-12-2013
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Meeting Organised by TN GOVT
Asmallsteptowards
UseofWastePlastics
Specialties
Better Road
Saving of Bitumen
Cost Less
Solid Waste into Manure
Job for Self Help Group
Plastic Tar Road -A New Path way

CompositionofMunicipalsolidwaste
CompositionofMunicipalSolidWaste
City
Paper Met Glas

al
s
Textile Plastics Ash Organic

&
s
dust
Chennai
5.90
0.70 -
7.07
16.3 56.24
5
13.74
Delhi
5.88
0.59 0.31
3.56
1.46
22.9 57.71
5
7.52
Kolkata
0.14
0.66 0.24
0.28
1.54
33.5 46.58
8
16.98
Bangalore
1.50
0.10 0.20
3.10
0.90
12.0 75.00
0
7.20
Ahmedaba
d
5.15
0.08 0.93
4.08
0.69
29.0 48.95
1
10.39
Mumbai
3.20
0.13 0.52
3.26
15.4 59.37
5
18.07
Others
Source:PlanningcommissiononUrbansolidwastemanagementinIndia,GOI(1995)
PLASTIC SCENARIO
Plastic Common mans Friend

Environmentally Friend
Energy Saving
Superior Property
Less Toxic gas evolution
Convenient to carry
Energy for transportation is less
AvailablePlasticsmaterialsintheMarketandtheirchemicalnature
Plastic
material
Hotels
Railway
Airport
Community Hall
Tourist
center
Nature of
Plastics
Cup
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Poly ethylene
Carry bag
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Poly ethylene
Water
bottle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PET
Cool
drinks
bottle
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
PET
Chocolate
covers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polyester+Poly
ethylene+metali
sed polyester
Parcel
cover
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Poly ethylene
Supari
cover
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Polyester+Poly
ethylene
Milk
Pouche
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
LDPE
Biscuit
covers
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Polyester+Poly
ethylene
Decoration
papers
No
No
No
Yes
No
BOPP
Current Uses of Packing Films and Their Chemical Nature

Types of Films
Chemical Nature
Reinforced Film
Polyethylene
Oil Packing
Nylon
Shrink Films
LLDPE
Releases O2, CO2
Fruits
Cling Films
Polyethylene also PVC
Stretched and Wrapped
Vegetable
Packing
Vacuum Films
Nylon, EVOH( Middle), PE(

Inner and Outer)
Seven Layers
Milk Bags
LLDPE, LDPP
Three Layers
Wrap
PP
Bags
Lino Bags (Nets)
PE
Fruits
Sleeves
PE Foams
Apples
Non Oil Sticking
Nylon
Tea (Taj Mahal)
PET, BOPP
Broad Molecular
Weight
Characteristics
Uses
Oil Packing
Milk
Aroma Lock
Tea and Coffee

packing
10 Micron Strong
Good in Low
Temp
General Information On Flexible Packing Materials:
In India 330 Millions- Depending on Plastic Bags

India ranks III in the world in the consumption of
plastics
Packing in India Increases three fold
Rigid Packing Modified in to flexible packing
Uses: 1. Super Market 30%
2. Water Pocket: 30%
3. Chemical Packing: 20%
4. Ware House: 9%
5. Departmental Store: 2%
Films: Mono, three layers, five layers, seven
layers:
2,80,000 Kg/Annum
PLASTICS AGOODFRIEND
Plasticwaste
Chemicalnature
Use
LDPEandHDPE
CarryBags
PP
BiscuitCoverand
ChocolateCovers
Polystyrene
PackingMaterials
PolyStyreneand
Polypropylene
Cups
PET
WaterBottles
PolystyreneFoam
PackingMaterials
PVC
CablesandWires
WHY PLASTICS ?
Replacing Traditional Materials
Due to Superior Properties
y Safe
Material
Energy Requirement
KWH Kg-1
& Hygienic Inert and Chemical Resistance
yLight Weight & Non-Breakability
Aluminum
74.1
yExcellent Barrier Properties - Enhancing Shelf-life
Steel
13.9
Glass
7.9
Paper
7.1
Plastic
3.1
ySuperior Impact Resistance

yTransparency as well as Opacity
yLower Fuel Consumption and Product Loss during
Transportation
All These at Lesser Cost
Scott,GandGilead,D.,editors,Degradable
Polymers,PrinciplesandApplication,
Chapman&Hall,London,1995
ENERGY SAVING:
1 LAC MT. OF ATTA PACKAGING
Jute Vs Plastic
Energy consumption in GJ for

Manufacturing Raw Materials, Packaging
and Transportation of Atta
Energy saving 81%
Energy recovery with plastics waste-35 GJ
Source: LCA Study by IIT (Delhi)
ThecomparisonholdsgoodforPlasticsVsJuteCarryBags
ENVIRONMENTAL BURDEN
Jute Bag Vs Plastic Bag
During production of raw
Material & bags
During transportation of the finished bags
* High potential for Global Warming
**Values are for Packaging of One Lac MT of Atta
Source Report by Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering, IIT - Delhi
PLASTICS BAGS / CARRY BAGS

y Increase shelf-life of contents
y Essential for packaging / carrying
of confectionery, bakery products

y Essential for packaging / carrying
hygroscopic products like sugar / salt / jaggary

y Convenient for carrying fish / meat / poultry and other wet food
products no other appropriate alternatives

y Essential to carry commodities during rainy season
y Add convenience to day-to-day life
PLASTIC & PAPER CARRY BAGS
y 150,000 plastic bags of
20 cm x 30 cm x 40 micron needs 1
small tempo for transportation
y Paper bags of same size & number
need ~ 10 such tempos for

transportation - due to higher weight
and volume Consumingmorefuel
andcausingmoreairpollution
PLASTICS - Consumption
PlasticConsumption
Global
180MillionTonnes 28KgPercapita
Indian
6.5MillionTonnes 6.5KgPercapita
Worlds Plastic Consumption- Disposal as Solid Waste 55%

Dr.R.VasudevanReuse
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45%
WASTEPLASTICSCENARIO
Road side Plastics Waste

PLASTICWASTEINCANAL CLOGGING
THEFLOWOFWATER
PLASTICWASTEINMUNICIPALSOLIDWASTE
Problems
Non- biodegradable
Water line clogging
Accumulation of waste with MSW
Disposal technique
People garbage culture
Plastics are indispensable

poor mans friend
BAN?????
DISPOSALPROBLEMS
1.LandFilling
2.Incineration
Land Filling
Postponement
Of Solution
Water flow seepage affected

Land soil gets polluted
Solid waste --- Not disposed properly.
Non-availability of natural manure
Space not available
Soil microbe activity reduced

Water line clogging CH4 evolution green house effect
Incineration
y Burningor 7001100 CToxicgaseslike
y IncinerationCO,CO2&ash(oxides)
Air Pollution (dust, etc.,)

Loss of solid waste
Global warming
Monsoon failure
Cost is more
Improper technology
Dioxin ?
Thermal Behavior
PE,PP,PS
CO,CO2 butnoCl2
Burning
UseofPE,PPandPScannotliberatedioxinevenonburning.
PVC
Burning
C + O2
CO,CO2 andCl2andHCl
+ Cl2 +Cu II Catalyst
Dioxin
300 350 deg.C (Partial)
PVCaloneonheatingmayresultindioxinformation(300350deg.C)
(reverse cooling)
DIOXIN
z
PE -
(-CH2- CH2-)n
Source
- Chlorine related pesticides
Chlorinated solvents
Bleaching
Chlorination of water
Leaded petrol
PVC
PP -
(-CH2- CH(CH3)-)n
PS - (-CH2- CH(C
)-)n PVC - (-CH2- CH(Cl)-)n
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DISPOSALOFPLASTICWASTE
FLEXIBLEPAVEMENT
PLASTICWASTECHARACTERIZATION
1.ThermalStability
2. Toxicnature
3.SofteningTemperature
4.BindingProperty
THERMALPROPERTIES
DecompositionPoint
Toxiccharacteristics
THERMAL BEHAVIOUR- BASED ON TGA MEASUREMENTS
polymer
Softening
Decom
Product
Temp
position
s
in
Temp
reported
Deg.C
Deg.C
Ignition
Product
temp. Product
s
rang
s
repor
e in
repor
ted
ted
Deg.
C
PE Film
100-120
No gas
289-335
CH4,
C2H6
>700
CO,CO2
PP
140 - 160
No gas
271-329
C2H6
>700
CO,CO2
PS
110-140
No gas
300-350
C6H6
>700
CO,CO2
PE Foam
120-125
No gas
309-385
CH4
>700
CO,CO2
Tea Cup
130-150
>700
CO,CO2
No Gas 313-420
C2H-6
NO TOXIC GAS EVOLVED
PVC notconsidered
PVC Pipes
Others
PET Bottle
PE, PP & PS - films
Bio-based
Polymers
BIOPOLYMER
FlexBoard:PVC
T
O
X
I
C
I
T
Y
I
N
C
R
E
A
S
E
THERMALBEHAVIOUROF
WASTEPOLYMERS
TGA&DSC
GRAPHICALREPRESENTATION
THERMALBEHAVIOURFORVIRGINPLASTICS
SOFTENINGPOINTFORVIRGINPLASTIC ONDSCMEASUREMENTS
PHYSICALPROPERTY
SofteningPoint
Thickness
Physical Properties
Most of them soften below 1700c except Poly vinyl chloride and Polyethylene
terepthalate ( Table 1)
Commercial
Plastic
material
Thickness
Nature of
Plastics
Softening Point
Deg C
Cup
Poly ethylene
70
100-120
Carry bag
Poly ethylene
10
100-120
Parcel cover
Poly ethylene
50
100-120
Milk Pouch
LDPE
60
100-120
Film
Polyethylene
50
120-130
Foam
Polyethylene
NA
100-110
Polyester+Poly ethylene+metalised polyester
20
155
Supari cover
Polyester+Poly ethylene
60
120-135
Biscuit covers
Polyester+Poly ethylene
40
170
Chocolate covers
Water bottle
PET
210
170-180
Cool drinks bottle
PET
210
170-180
Decoration papers
BOPP
100
110
NA
110
Foam
Dr.R.Vasudevan
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BINDINGPROPERTYVARIOUSPLASTICS
PE
PP
PS
Foams
LaminatedPlastics
Waste Plastics a Binder
Aggregate
Waste plastics
140 C
MIX COMPACTED
Block
C.S 300tons
FLUXURAL .S 2000
kg cm.
(moment)
TypeofplasticsandvariationinBendingStrength:
Type of Plastic
Percentage of Plastics Bending Strength in

Kg
Compression Strength
Tons
Poly ethylene
10
20
25
30
325
340
350
400
250
270
290
325
Poly propylene
10
20
25
350
370
385
280
290
310
Polystyrene
10
20
25
200
210
215
155
165
170
Polyethylene Foam 10
20
25
310
325
335
250
265
290
Polypropylene
Foam
10
20
25
340
360
365
270
290
310
Laminated Plastics
10
20
25 Dr.R.Vasudevan
360
385
400
290
310
335
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BENDING STRENGTH CONT..
BENDING STRENGTH
%ofPlastics
20
25
420
500
400
400
200
BENDING 380
STRENGT 360
H
340
100
320
300
300
PE
PP
PS
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
350
10
20
25
150
100
50
0
PE
PP
PS
TYPES OF PLASTIC
PE
FOAM
STRENGTH
300
200
LAM PLA
TYPES OF PLASTICS
COMPRESSION STRENGTH
250
10
20
25
PP FOAM
PEF
TYPE OF PLASTICS
STRENGTH
BENDING STRENGTH
10
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
10
20
25
PP FOAM
LAM PLA
TYPE OF PLASTICS
Rawmaterialsforroadconstruction
y Aggregate
y Bitumen(Tar)
y WastePlastics
ROADAGGREGATECHARACTERISTICS
Color
Black>Grey>White
Strength
NeedtobeGood
SurfaceRoughness
MorePreferred
Porosity
2% Tolerance
MoistureAbsorption
2% Tolerance
PolymercoatedAggregate
Characteristics
Aggregate Modified Voids Reduction

% of
polymer
coated over
aggregate
Wt. of
added
plastics in
( gm)
Water absorption (%)
Sample I
Sample II
Sample III
Average
0.56
0.57
0.55
0.56
0.5
2.50
0.44
0.40
0.42
0.42
0.75
3.75
0.32
0.28
0.28
0.29
1.0
5.00
0.24
0.22
0.20
0.22
waterabsorptiondecreaseddueto
reductioninvoids
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IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS OF
PLASTIC COATED AGGREGATE
% of
Moisture
Plastics Absorptio
n
Soundne
ss
Voids
Aggrega Los
Angeles
te
Crushing Abrasion
Test
Aggrega
te
Impact
Value
Nil
4%
5%
4%
26%
37%
25.4%
1%
1%
NIL
2.2%
21%
32%
21.20
2%
1%
NIL
1%
20%
29%
18.50
3%
0.5%
NIL
NIL
NA
NA
NA
5%
0.35%
NIL
NIL
NA
NA
NA
10%
0.12
NIL
NIL
NA
NA
NA
The above value shows that the PCA shows improved quality which is
responsible for the better performance of the road.
DETERMINED
VALUES
CHARCTERISTICS OF PLASTIC
COATED AGGREGATE
6
5
MOISTURE
4
SOUNDNESS
3
VOIDS
AIV
LAR
CRUSHING
0
0
PERCENTAGE OF
PLASTICS
IMPROVED CHARACTERISTICS OF
PLASTIC COATED AGGREGATE
PLASTICCOATEDAGG
Bitumencharacteristics
y Structure longmolecules
y Viscosity notsuitablebeyond160.deg.C
PLASTICSCOATEDAGGREGATEWITH
BITUMEN
BitumenCoatingoverPCA
RESISTANCETOSTRIPPING
Type of
Aggregate
Time
Stripping %
Plain Bitumen
coated AGG
24hrs
5%
Polymer coated 72hrs

aggregate
Nil
NoPotHoleFormation
RESISTANCE TO Oil
5%PE+Bitumen
Pure Bitumen
Extraction of Bitumen from bitumen/PCA
5
Minutes
10Minutes
15Minutes
Bitumen
Removed
(%)
Bitumen
Removed
(%)
Bitumen
Removed
(%)
96.0
98.0
99.0
63.5
88.7
92.3
10
63.2
86.7
90.7
15
61.3
76.7
83.6
%ofPlastics
added(gm)
Removal of Bitumen Difficult due to

Improved binding possible using decaline
solvent
FLOW CHART POLYMER BITUMEN ESTIMATION
Decaline
at60o C
/30Mins
Trichloro ethylene
AmountofBitumen:W1W2
AmountofPlastics:W2W3
Asphaltpolymerinterlinkstructure
MSV for Polymer coated aggregate - bitumen mix

MSV INCREASES WITH ADDITION OF PLASTICS BETTER
STRENGTH TO ROAD
% of Plastics
Waste
added in the
mix
0.00
% of Bitumen
added in the
mix
Flow value
(mm)
M/Q
(kg/mm)
Marshall
Stability
Value
(Kg)
1050
4.10
304
0.25
1910
4.70
406
0.50
2450
4.75
515
MinimumRequiredValue1000Kg
COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MSV FOR

PCA AND PMB
Percentage
of Bitumen
Percentage
of Plastic
w.r.t wt of
bitumen
Type of PCA/PMB
Plastic
M.V
(Kg)
4.5
4.5
10
10
PP
PCA
PCA
2000 5
2000 4
4.5
4.5
4.5
10
10
10
LDPE
PP
PCA
PMB
PMB
1750 4
1700 3.3
1800 3.4
4.5
10
PMB
1700
PE
foam
PE
foam
LDPE
F.V
(x
0.25mm)
3.5
MARSHALL STABILITY VALUE

2000
1900
MSV
1800
PP
1700
PE FOA M
1600
1500
LA MIN
PCA
PMB
PROCESS
FLOW VALUE
5
4
FV
3
2
PP
PE FOAM
LAMIN
1
0
PCA
PMB
PROCESS
PERCENTAGE
OF PLASTICS 10%
PLASTICTARROAD
LAYINGPROCESS
Vision transfer
WASTE PLASTICS COATED AGGREGATE- BITUMEN MIX

170 C
AGGREGATES
HOT AGGREGATES
Waste
plastics
POLY.COATED
AGGREGATES
HOT
BITUMEN
160 C
POLYMER BITUMEN
AGGREGATES MIXTURE
ROAD LAYING (140.C)
Plastics waste Cleaning process
Shredding
Required size
waste
Mini Hot Mix Plant

Aggregate heated To 170c
Aggregate Transferred to
puddling chamber
Waste Plastics mixed With the hot

aggregate
Bitumen added
Aggregate-plastics-bitumen mix
Polymer-Tar Road
COST
SAVE
BITUMEN
ENVIRONMENT
DIFFERNCEINAPPEARANCE
COATEDAGGREGATE
PLAINAGGREGATE
MINIHOTMIXPLANT
COMPARITIVESTUDYONMinihotMixPlantandCMP
MinihotMixPlant
CentralMixingPlant
y Forsmallroad
y ForLongdistanceroads
y NonContinuous
y Continuous
y ManualAddition
y Mechanized
y Additionofplasticsinthe
puddler
y Additionofplasticsinthe
conveyerbelt continuous
y Slow
y Fastandbettermixing
SALIENTFEATURES DISPOSALOFWASTEPLASTICS ECO

FRIENDLY
SalientfeaturesoftheProcess
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
Multilayerfilmscanbeused
Nonewmachineryrequired
NoIndustryInvolvement
NogranulationorPowderingofplastics onlyshredding
Insituprocess
Ecofriendlyprocess
OnlystoneismodifiedandnotBitumen
Scrapscanbeused
Valueadditiontowasteplastics
NoneedforlandfillingandIncineration
SALIENTFEATURES WASTEPLASTICSBITUMENROAD
COSTBENEFITANALYISFOR
ROADCONSTRUCTION
25mmSDBC 10M2 COSTBENEFITANALYSIS
Material Needed
Plastic-tar road
Plain Bitumen
Process
80/100 Bitumen
11250Kg
10125Kg
Plastic waste
-----
1125Kg
Cost
Rs. 393750
(BIT)Rs.354375+(plastic)Rs
.13500 = Rs. 367875
Cost Reduced
NIL
Rs. 25875.00
Carbon Credit
NIL
3.5tonnes
Achieved on
avoiding burning of
plastics
Plastic free Municipal Solid Waste - organic manure
Maintenance of the road Reduced Cost
Roads in India
Benefits of laying plastic roads Rural Roads

1. Rural Roads- 24.5 lakhs Km if these roads are constructed as plastic tar roads
we need 24.5 lakhs tones of waste plastics!!!!!!2. We prevent nearly 75 lakh tones of Carbon Dioxide entering our atmosphere
by burning waste plastics
3.
We save 24.5 lakhs tons of bitumen
4.
We save nearly Rs 12250 crores worth of bitumen
5.
No maintenance cost for ten years
6.
Total waste plastics used for packing material per in India is around 20 lakhs
tones only.
7. The plastic available is insufficient for laying rural roads only.

8. In a nut shell the Government provides not only good roads but also uses all the
waste plastics and reduces carbon dioxide bitumen usage.
9. Not less than 20000 crores saved
10. To convert all roads in India to plastic roads we need import plastic waste from
other countries
11. If all roads are converted in to plastic roads ??????????
PLASTICTARROADLAIDININDIA
1. TAMILNADUGOVERNMENT
DRDA ALLDISTRICTS(2000KmS)
CORPORATIONS ALLHQS
PANCHAYATBOARDS
HIGHWAYS
PrivatePromoters
RecentWork
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla
Tata Nagar
Jamshedpur
SHILLONG
2.Kerela Government:
MEGHALAYA
NationalTransportPlanningandresearchcentre
PrivateschoolsandColleges
Corporation
3.Pondicherry Government PWD
4.Maharashtra Government MumbaiCorporation
PrivatePromoters
1.Hosur
2.Jeya KrishnaMill
3.Resorts
4.Cantonment
5.Pondicherry
5.Goa Government Ponda municipality

6.AndhraPradeshGovernment Hindpur Privatesector
RoadlaidbyGovt.Authorities
Place
Area
Date
Nature of Road
Kovilpatti
600x12
4th October-02
Municipality
Madurai
180x10
5th October-02
Corporation
Salem
1000x12
15th October-02
Corporation
Komara-palayam 300x12
15th October-02
Municipality
Chennai
600x18
22nd November-02
Corporation
Trichy
600x18
10th January-03
Corporation
Salem
5000x 18
17th April-03
Corporation
Erode
1500x 24
7th May-03
Municipality
Theni
300x18
10th May-03
Panchayat
Nagercoil
1500x18
16th May-03
Panchayat
13th August -03
Panchayat
MaduraiKombadi
1.4 km
RoadlaidbyGovt.AuthoritiesandprivateSectorscont
TCE
0.6km
19th January04
Private Sector
March 2005
High Ways
Vilachery road, Madurai
1km
Vandiyur road Madurai
1 km
October 2005
High Ways
TCE Car parking road, Madurai
3500 sq.m
July 2005
Private Sector
August 2006
Panchayat
January 2006
Private Sector
7th july 2007
Private Sector
Ettaiapuram, Kovilpatti
Canteen road TCE Madurai
PSNA College, Dindugal
0.6 km
600 m
500m
Kamarajar college, Virudhunagar 700m

Vandiyoor Road
High
Ways
500m
TCE Womens Hostel Road
600m
27th sep
Private
sector
RoadLaidbyDRDA,TamilNadu
S.No
Name Of District
Taken Up
Length in KM
Cost Rs. In Lakhs
Kancheepuram
41.165
120.480
Coimbatore
63.250
432.750
Cuddalore
43.00
146.410
Dharmapuri
34.191
150.660
Dindigul
36.670
121.780
Kanyakumari
28.021
123.422
Karur
30.190
155.060
Madurai
54.500
268.460
Nagapattinam
31.071
138.857
10
Namakkal
53.780
232.477
11
Perambalur
34.850
220.460
12
Erode
60.110
295.760
13
Pudukkottai
22.930
73.920
14
Ramnad
13.500
54.845
15
Salem
31.685
120.810
RoadDetailsCont.
16
Sivaganga
22.405
94.800
17
Thanjavur
37.604
199.340
18
The Nilgiris
6.900
34.250
19
Theni
25.000
72.000
20
Thiruvallur
15.000
50.000
21
Thiruvarur
32.705
139.120
22
Trichy
43.000
171.300
23
Tirunelveli
32.890
179.500
24
Tiruvannamalai
39.100
172.000
25
Tuticorin
37.000
205.650
26
Vellore
52.770
211.260
27
Villupuram
54.100
282.940
28
Virudhunagar
25.200
102.800
29
Krisnagiri
28.802
158.72
1031.389*
4729.831
Total
STEPSTAKENBYTN
GOVERNMENT USING
y DRDA TAMILNADU
y SELF HELP GROUP FROM DIFFERENT DISTRICTS

FOR COLLECTING AND SHREDDING WASTE
PLASTICSFORROADLAYING
Tamil Nadu Government

1. Through Environment Protection Fund - sanctioned Rs 80
lakhs for establishment of collection and processing centre for
waste plastics.
Tamil Nadu Government is also

1. Sanctioning funds for relaying of black topped roads using
waste plastic. So far under Environment Protection Fund
2. In the year 2011-12 Rs 9 crore , 2012-13- Rs 20 Crore and in
year 2013-14- Rs 8.5 crore was taken up for renewal of BT
roads.
3. Apart from these in other schemes also BT roads were laid
using plastic waste.
- Ref DRDA- TN
Collection and Processing Centers for Plastic Waste
Name of the District
Name of the Block
Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram
Vellore
Anaikattu
Trichy
Thottiyam
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
Tiruvallur
Poonammallee
Tirunelveli
Palayamkottai
Tiruppur
Tiruppur
Madurai
Madurai west
Salem
Panamarathupatti
Ramanathapuram
Ramanathapuram
Collection and Processing Centers for Plastic Waste
Name of the District

Kancheepuram
Vellore
Trichy
Perambalur
Dindigul
Tiruppur
Erode
Sivagangai
Nagapattinam
Villupuram
Name of the Block

Madurantagam
Natrampalli
Anthanallur
Perambalur
Aathur
Kanagambalayam
Erode
Sakkottai
Mayiladuthurai
Vikkiravandi
PerformanceStudiesonPlasticTarRoad
Parameters tested
1.
Binder content Determination,
2.
Benkelman Beam test,
3.
Roughness measurement,
4.
Skid resistance,
5.
Pavement condition survey,
6.
Sand Texture Depth
SandTextureDepthtest ToMeasuretheSmoothnessoftheroadSurface
MERLINTest ToMeasuretheUnevennessoftheRoadSurface
FieldDensityMeasurementusingSandPouringCylinder
BenkelmanBeamtest Tomeasuretherebounddeflectionoftheroad
SkidResistanceTest ToMeasuretheSkidResistanceoftheRoad
Road
Jambulingam
Street
Veerabadhra
Street Erode
Vandiyur road,
Madurai
Vilachery
Road, Madurai
Canteen Road,
TCE
Year laid
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Plain Bitumen
Road
2002
Tolerance
Value
------
Unevenness
(mm/km)
Skid
number
Texture
Depth
(mm)
Field
Density
Rebound
Deflection
(mm)
2700
41
0.63
2.55
0.85
3785
45
0.70
2.62
0.60
3005
41
0.66
2.75
0.84
3891
45
0.50
2.89
0.86
3100
45
0.65
2.86
0.86
5200
76
0.83
2.33
1.55
4000
<65
.6-.8
2.86
0.5-1
PerformanceComparativeStudy
Test
Bitumen Road
Plastic tar Road
Reasoning plastic tar

road
Skid Resistance
<65
More than the expected

value
76
Within the limit

45
Not very smooth

supported by texture
value
Sand Texture
.6-.8
More depth
0.83
Less depth
>0.6
Due to bonding- in
permissable limit
Roughness
4000
More bumps
5200
Less Bump
>4000
Better binding- less

rutting and ravelling
Benkelman beam
0.5-1
Rebound slightly High

1.55
Rebound Less
0.5-1
Supported by bondingbase surface defect is

taken care of by the
plastic tar road
Density
2.86
Moderate
2.88
Moderate Value
2.55
Better binding
No Pot Hole
No Cracking
No Rutting
LAID YEAR 2002
PHOTO DATE Jan 2008
No raveling
JUMBULINGAM STREET
No Pot Hole
No Cracking
No Rutting
LAID YEAR 2003
PHOTO DATE Jan 2008
No raveling
ERODE ROAD
LAID YEAR 2004
PHOTO DATE Jan 2008
VANDIYOOR
ROAD
No Pot Hole
No Cracking
No Rutting
No raveling
No Pot Hole
No Cracking
LAID YEAR 2005
PHOTO DATE Jan 2008
VILACHERY ROAD
No Rutting
No raveling
No Pot Hole
No Cracking
LAID YEAR 2006
PHOTO DATE Jan 2008
CANTEEN ROAD
No Rutting
No raveling
*Himachal Pradesh GreenRoads:APowerfulAsianTrend
ReuseofroadScrap
y Investigationwerecarriedtofindthepossibilityofusing
recycledasphaltconcrete(scrap)
y Therecycledasphaltconcretewerecollectedfrom1.
NationalHighways7,2.PlasticTarroadatTCEand3.
NationalHighwaysTirumangalam
MarshallStabilityValuesforRoadScrapwithcoatingof
plastics
S. NO
%of Plastics
Bitumen %
MSV
FV
Voids in
%
0.5
1500
58
2.
10
0.5
2200
55
3.
15
0.5
2300
53
10
2000
55
15
2200
4.5
52
SAVINGSUSINGROADSCRAP
y BITUMEN 50%SAVED
y AGGREGATE 50%SAVED
y COST 50%SAVED
BENEFITSOFREUSING
ROADSCRAP
y
y
y
y
y
y
BITUMEN 50%SAVED
AGGREGATE 50%SAVED
COST 50%SAVED
DISPOSALOFSCRAPINANECOFRIENDLYWAY
USEOFSCRAPFORLAYINGRURALROADS
BETTERTRANSPORTATIONFACILITIESFOR
RURALAREAS
y LIFEOFTHEROADISALSOINCREASED
RECOGNITION
Promotional efforts
1000 kms of road as ordered by

Honourable Chief Minister of Tamil
Nadu.
Training programme for Engineers,
Self Help Groups.
A Model Road at Pondicherry Honourable Chief Minister of
Pondicherry.
Chennai Corporation has laid 12 roads.
Model
plastics tar roads at 20
Majors Cities in TN.
Plastics Tar Road at Thiagarajar
College of Engineering,
Pamphlet released by TN
Govt.
CPCB Delhi has signed MoU with

Thiagarajar College of Engineering,
Madurai on Plastics road.
policy note by TN Highways on laying
Plastics Tar Road.
BESTPAPERAWARD ANINTETNATIONALCONFERENCE BERLIN
Vision
Become
(path)Way
of Life
Vision
Appreciation
VISIONIMPLEMENTATIONat
SHIMLA
GazettePublication
TAMILNADUGOVERNMENTRECENTORDERISSUEDONCONSTRUCTION
OFPLASTICROAD
InvitedLectureatWidenerUniversity
Philadelphia USA
VISITOFEXPERTCOMMITTEEFROMDSTTOOURCOLLEGE
SeminaratKolkata withthecollectionofplasticwastefromchildren
RoadLayingatNagercoil Kulithurai
WorkshopatMadurai withIyer
RoadLayingatTrisool ChennaiwithSantha Sheela NairandDRDA

Dr.R.Vasudevan 071213director
RoadLaidatJambulingam StreetChennai
RoadLaidatKombadi Madurai
PRESSREPORTS
Laid2005
Photo 2010
OtherProductsofPolymercoatedmaterial
Blockfrompolymercoatedaggregate
Materials for Block Making

Percentage
Type of Material Plastics
of Bending
Strength
Compression
Strength
Ceramic Waste
25
300
240
Granite Waste
25
350
300
Vitreous Tiles
25
250
200
Useoffillers:
1. Polyethyleneterepthalate bottlescannotbeusedasbinderastheir
softeningtemperatureishigh.
2. Itispossibletousenotlessthan5%oftheweightoftheaggregate.This
amountstouseofnearly10bottlesperblockofsize1X1.
3. Thelaminatedsheetsusedforsurfandothercompaniescanbealso
usedforblockmaking.
Percentage
of Plastics
Percentage
of PET
Compression Binding
strength
20
Nil
250
325
20
270
340
Application of Plastone Blocks

S.No
Products
Specialty
1.
PathWayBlocks
2.
Paver Blocks
3.
WaterCannelLinings
4.
CompoundWalls
5.
LawnsFloors
6.
Bricksasloadbearers
7.
BrickforShockResistingWalls
8.
RailSleepers
9.
PortableSpeedBreakers
10.
SurfaceModifiedDecorativeblocks
(Rubber,Polymer)
NoSand
NoWater
NoBitumen
NoCement
NoAdhesives
UseofWastePlastics
andLowgraded
Stones
Consumption of plastics
Width
Height
1000m
2m
2.5 cm
Waste plastics
needed
50 ton
15 cm
15 cm
2.5cm
0.3Kg
Length
Largequantityofwasteplasticsisneededforblockmaking.
ForReference:PathWayBlocksof1mbothsidesinNHroads
Only
S.No
LengthOf
NHRoads
Amountof
Plastic
Required
ForOne
Km
Total
Amountof
Plastics
Required
Annual
PlasticWaste
Generated
refCPCB
Waste
tobe
generat
ed
60000Kms
50tons
3000000
tons
300000tons
only
2700000
tons
only
POTABLESPEEDBREAKER
OneLAKHCARRYBAGSDISSAPPEARSIN10M2AREA
10m
1m
SPEEDBREAKER
Needs20blocks
PLASTICTAR
ROAD
PATHWAY
BLOCKS
RoadArea:Bitumen 100kg,Plastics 10kg
Block:Plastic90kg
SpeedBreaker:Plastics
6.25kg
3.75m
Roofingsheetsfrompolymercoated
cardboard
Apotholefilledusingcoldmixprocess
FACILITIESAVAILBLE
S. No Name of The Lab
Name of the Instrument
Nature of Work
1.
Material Testing
Laboratory
Analytical Methods
1.
2.
2.
Polymer Lab
1.
2.
3.
All types of thermal analysis using

TGA and DSC and Elemental
analysis using FTIR method
(Liquid, solid, gas)
3.
Road Research Lab

(the only lab with all
road testing
instruments)
1. Bitumen Extractor
2. Penetration Point
3. Ductility
4. Softening point
5. Marshall stability value
6. Benkelman Beam
7. Skid Resistance
8. MERLIN
9. Bump Integrator
10. Density Measurements
11. Texture Depth Measurements
12. TFOT
13. Viscosity
14. Ageing
15. Flash and Fire Point
16. Dr.R.Vasudevan
Cloud and Pour
point
071213
17. Separation point
TGA
DSC
FTIR
1.
2.
3.
Water Analysis
Material Analysis(all Types
includes Cement, concrete,
mortar
All tests for bitumen

characterization and all tests
for the road performance
studies
Road job mix formula design
Consultancy for plain and
plastic tar road construction
AWARENESSLECTURESDELIVERED
y
Lecturesregardingthewasteplasticsmanagement
isdeliveredalloverIndiaorganizedby
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Pollutioncontrolboard
DRDA
ICPE
IPI
VariousCollegesandSchools
PrivateSectors
AWARNESSPROGRAM
1.LectureswithDemonstrationtovariousschools
2.SriSunderswara Vidya SalMatriculationSchool
studentscollectedthewasteplasticsandlaidroad,
NEEDOFTHEHOUR
y Collectionsatsourcebythecorporationusingdoublebin
system
y Coordinatingwithschoolsandmakingthestudentsto
bringtheplasticwaste Madurai Model
y Hotel,Communityhallandotherpublicmeetingplaces
givingspecialinstructiontocollectseparately
y Marketandbusinessplaces awarenesscamp
y EasyavailabilityofPlasticwasteshredders
y UseofSelfHelpGroupforcollection
AboveAll
y CodingbyIndianRoadCongress
PUBLICATIONS
y A technique to dispose waste plastics in an eco friendly way- Application in
constrcution of flexible pavements-in Construction materials Journal of

Elsevier- R. Vasudevan, , A. Ramalinga Chandra Sekar and B. Sundarakannan
y Paper titled Waste plastics management a green technology; has been awarded
the best paper award, in a national level seminar, Waste management: Experience
and Strategies, A national symposium conducted by Kerala Agricultural University;
Sponsored by Department of Science and Technology. Author: R. Vasudevan, , A.
Ramalinga Chandra Sekar and B. Sundarakannan
y Utilization of waste plastics for flexible pavement and easy disposal of waste
plastics; R. Vasudevan, , A. Ramalinga Chandra Sekar and B. SundarakannanIJPRT. January 2010; vol-3/Num-1
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it represents the thought of GOD
unless
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Methodology Un told
sincerity in the work with the faith in GOD
takes
you beyond limitations
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Message of Importance
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y Appropriateresearch
(Edison,Marconi,WrightBrothers,GrahamBell,
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APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
MORE USEFUL
LESS HAZARDOUS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNIQUE
Scientists
Engineers
Acknowledgement:
1. We thank Management, Staff and Principal
Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai
of
2. We Thank Department of Science and Technology for

their financial support for the project under the green
chemistry scheme
3.We thank Central Pollution control Board
4.We thank Indian Centre for Plastics and Environment
5. We thank NRRDA- for publishing guidelines
6. We thank CRRI and IRC for their continuous support
7. We thank Govt. of India and Govt. of Tamil Nadu
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Paper Met Glas

Textile Plastics Ash Organic

Plastic Common mans Friend

Current Uses of Packing Films and Their Chemical Nature

Releases O2, CO2

Polyethylene also PVC

Stretched and Wrapped

Nylon, EVOH( Middle), PE(

Lino Bags (Nets)

Non Oil Sticking

Tea (Taj Mahal)

Tea and Coffee

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In India 330 Millions- Depending on Plastic Bags

& Hygienic Inert and Chemical Resistance

yLight Weight & Non-Breakability

yExcellent Barrier Properties - Enhancing Shelf-life

ySuperior Impact Resistance

All These at Lesser Cost

Energy consumption in GJ for

During transportation of the finished bags

* High potential for Global Warming

**Values are for Packaging of One Lac MT of Atta

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of confectionery, bakery products

hygroscopic products like sugar / salt / jaggary

products no other appropriate alternatives

PLASTIC & PAPER CARRY BAGS

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need ~ 10 such tempos for

Worlds Plastic Consumption- Disposal as Solid Waste 55%

Road side Plastics Waste

Plastics are indispensable

Water flow seepage affected

Soil microbe activity reduced

Air Pollution (dust, etc.,)

+ Cl2 +Cu II Catalyst

THERMAL BEHAVIOUR- BASED ON TGA MEASUREMENTS

Polyester+Poly ethylene+metalised polyester

Cool drinks bottle

Waste Plastics a Binder

Percentage of Plastics Bending Strength in

BENDING STRENGTH CONT..

Aggregate Modified Voids Reduction

Water absorption (%)

Polymer coated 72hrs

Extraction of Bitumen from bitumen/PCA

Removal of Bitumen Difficult due to

FLOW CHART POLYMER BITUMEN ESTIMATION

MSV for Polymer coated aggregate - bitumen mix

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON MSV FOR

MARSHALL STABILITY VALUE

WASTE PLASTICS COATED AGGREGATE- BITUMEN MIX

ROAD LAYING (140.C)

Plastics waste Cleaning process

Mini Hot Mix Plant

Waste Plastics mixed With the hot

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