Guided by :- Prof. Agrawal sir.

Collage Name :- Sandipani technical campus,kolpa,Latur.

PLASTIC ROADS WITH

THE HELP OF WASTE
PLASTIC FROM
ENVIRONMENT.

Presented by : MR. SHAIKH RAIS RIYAJODDIN.

ROLL NO :- 09
PRN NO :- 22252220171119110008
 CONTENT

 INTRODUCTION
 NEED OF STUDY
 PLASTIC ROAD
 MATERIAL USED
 METHOD OF MIXING
 ADVANTAGES
 DISADVANTAGES
 plastic waste is increasing due to increase in
population, urbanization and development
 Plastics can be divided in to two major
categories: thermoset and thermoplastics.
 The disposal of waste plastic has become a
serious problem globally due to their non-
biodegradability.
 Plastic roads mainly use plastic carry
bags, disposable cups and bottles that
are collected from garbage dumps.
NEED OF STUDY

 Intensity of the traffic is increasing

 Need of better quality of road pavement
 Disposal of waste plastic is a major
problem.
 Waste plastic bags causes environmental
pollution
IMPACT OF PLASTIC WASTES ON
OUR ENVIROMENT
POOR QUALITY OF ROAD
But we can minimize these problems
by using plastic waste in road
construction…
PLASTIC ROAD
Plastic road mainly use plastic carry-bags,
disposable cups and plastic bottles that are
melted to form an oily coat over the
aggregate and the mixture is laid on the road
surface like a normal tar road.
MATERIAL USED
1) AGGREGATES:
The aggregate used for road work should
be hard, tough, durable and
hydrophobic for bituminous surface.
2) BITUMEN:
Bitumen is used as binders in pavements
constructions.
3) WASTE PLASTICS
Plastic bags, plastic bottles, protective packing
etc.
 METHOD OF MIXING:

1. DRY PROCESS

2. WET PROCESS
 DRY PROCESS
 Plastics waste like bags, bottles etc are cut into a size
between
2.36 mm and 4.75mm using shredding machine.
 The aggregate mix is heated to 1700C. and then it is
transferred to mixing chamber.
 Similarly the bitumen is to be heated up to a maximum of
1600C.
 At the mixing chamber, the shredded plastics waste is added
over the hot aggregate.
 The plastics waste coated
aggregate is mixed with hot
bitumen.
 WET PROCESS
 Waste plastics by direct mixing with hot
bitumen at 160°C.
 Mechanical stirrer is needed.
 Since the wet process require a lot of
investment and bigger plants so not
commonly used.
 ADVANTAGES:
1) The load withstanding property increases.
2) Better resistance towards rain water and cold weather.
3) No stripping and no potholes.
4) Increase binding and better bonding of the mix.
5) No leaching of plastics.
6)For 1km road, 1 ton of plastic (10 lakh carry bags) is
used and 1 ton of bitumen is saved.

7) The maintenance cost of road is almost nil.

8) Disposal of waste plastic will no longer be a

problem.
 DISADVANTAGES
1. Cleaning process
Toxics present in the co-mingled plastic waste would
start leaching.

2. During the road laying process

In the presence of chlorine will definitely release
noxious HCL gas.

3.After the road laying

The components of the road, once it has been laid,
are not inert.
DEVELOPMENTS
 Theoffice of the chief minister, New Delhi has a given a
green signal to a private company for supply of bitumen
mixed with plastic which is used for construction of
roads.

 Thecompany has already constructed a two-km road

in Bangalore with bitumen mixed with plastic.

 The government of Karnataka was pleased by the success

of the experiment and the state chief minister himself
inaugurated the field test of construction 500 m of road in
three places in and around Bangalore with the help of PWD
using the innovative technology.
 CONCLUSION
 Roads laid with plastic waste mix are found to be better
than the conventional ones.
 Plastic will increase the melting point of the bitumen.
 Rainwater will not seep through because of the plastic in
the tar. So, this technology will result in lesser road repairs.
 Use of the innovative technology not only strengthened
the road construction but also increased the road life.
 Help to improve the environment.
 Plastic road would be a boon for India’s hot and extremely
humid climate where durable and eco-friendly road is
required.