EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON RECYCLED LDPE WASTE INCEMENT MORTAR

Abstract

Extensive research work has been done to improve the decreasing sustainability of environmental condition through plastic wastes. Improper land disposal of plastic wastes results in the depletion of fertility of soil as well as resulting adverse effect over environment and living being. This paper emphasizes on effect on properties of recycled plastic waste in cement mortar as a replacement of fine aggregate in varying percentage. The study reveals decreasing environmental problems and the feasibility of recycled waste inclusion as partial aggregate replacement in normal cement mortar. It involves three replacement levels of wastes into cement mortar for each mix design. In the design mix of plastic wastes cement mortar, percentage of fly ash and w/c ratio is kept constant (32 % and 0.5) and recycled Low-Density Polymer Ethylene (LDPE) is varied from 0 to 30 % by weight of natural sand. The test results indicate that the mechanical properties of Recycled LDPE modified mortar are improved, whereas the water absorption is increased upto as compared to that of plain mortar.