USE OF WASTE PLASTIC IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Abstract

My project report is on precast and merits of precast structure where my part is to identify various
factors which gives signification importance to precast fabrication with respect to cast in situ. i.e. the importance of
precast in today is world in especially with reference to speedy, saves cost effective construction for developing
nation like over India In this research we have studied various The debate on the use and abuse of plastics vis-a-vis
environmental protection can go on, without yielding results until practical steps are initiated at the grassroots
level by everyone who is in a position to do something about it. The plastic wastes could be used in road
construction and the field tests withstood the stress and proved that plastic wastes used after proper processing as
an additive would enhance the life of the roads and also solve environmental problems. The present write-up
highlights the developments in using plastics waste to make USE OF WASTE PLASTIC IN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION s. Plastic is everywhere in today’s lifestyle. It is used for packaging, protecting, serving, and
even disposing of all kinds of consumer goods. With the industrial revolution, mass production of goods started and
plastic seemed to be a cheaper and effective raw material. Today, every vital sector of the economy starting from
agriculture to packaging, automobile, building construction, communication or infotech has been virtually
revolutionised by the applications of plastics. Use of this non-biodegradable (according to recent studies, plastics
can stay unchanged for as long as 4500 years on earth) product is growing rapidly and the problem is what to do
with plastic-waste. Studies have linked the improper disposal of plastic to problems as distant as breast cancer,
reproductive problems in humans and animals, genital abnormalities and even a decline in human sperm count
and quality. If a ban is put on the use of plastics on emotional grounds, the real cost would be much higher, the
inconvenience much more, the chances of damage or contamination much greater. The risks to the family health
and safety would increase and, above all the environmental burden would be manifold. Hence the question is not
‘plastics vs no plastics’ but it is more concerned with the judicious use and re-use of plastic-waste.