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    Utilization of Waste Plastic in Manufacturing of Plastic-Sand Tiles

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    This document summarizes a study on utilizing plastic waste to manufacture plastic-sand tiles. Plastic waste is a growing environmental challenge, as repeated recycling poses dangers. The study mixes plastic and sand in a 3:2 ratio to create tiles in a mold heated to 250°C. The resulting tiles have negligible water absorption and satisfactory compressive strength compared to normal tiles. They can withstand temperatures up to 60°C and are durable for flooring and terraces. Using waste plastic to create construction materials provides benefits like cost and resource efficiency while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    This document summarizes a study on utilizing plastic waste to manufacture plastic-sand tiles. Plastic waste is a growing environmental challenge, as repeated recycling poses dangers. The study mixes plastic and sand in a 3:2 ratio to create tiles in a mold heated to 250°C. The resulting tiles have negligible water absorption and satisfactory compressive strength compared to normal tiles. They can withstand temperatures up to 60°C and are durable for flooring and terraces. Using waste plastic to create construction materials provides benefits like cost and resource efficiency while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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    Utilization of Waste Plastic in Manufacturing of

    Plastic–Sand Tiles
    Mrs. Manasi V.Ghamande1, Mr. Pranay P. Gangele2, Mr. Viraj P. Desale3,
    Mr. Ajinkya M. Nande4, Mr. Atharva A. Kulkarni5, Miss. Sharayu S.
    Thosar6, Miss. Shreya 7

    ABSTRACT
    There has been a considerable imbalance between the availability of conventional building materials and their
    demand in the recent past. On the other hand the disposal of plastic (PPCP, PP, etc.) is the biggest challenge as
    repeated recycling poses a potential danger to the environment. And also a small proportion of plastic products
    are being recycled. In this work an attempt has been made to utilize this plastic waste to make tiles along with
    sand. The tiles are been made using plastic and sandin 3:2 ratio. The tiles manufactured possess negligible
    water absorption and satisfactory compressive strength in comparison with normal tiles.
    Keywords: Polypropylene (PP),Polypropylene co polymer(PPCP), plastic and sand

    I. INTRODUCTION
    The increasing plastic waste causes a lot of threat to the environment and even repeated recycling pose a
    potential danger. This waste plastic can be reused to make tiles that can be used in floorings for houses, terraces
    and bathroom.
    Polypropylene co polymer(PPCP) is a colorless solid in granular form with no odor .It is non-reactive with
    environment .PPCP is widely used in Plastic Processing Industries to make a variety of products such as sheets
    ,boxes, containers, home ware ,brushes ,combs ,etc. PPCP is a non-hazardous material and its overexposure by
    short term or long term doesn’t cause any harmful health effect.

    II: THEORY
    Plastic is a non-decaying and non-biodegradable material which has led to accumulation of large amount of
    plastic waste which will never be decomposed. In this work we have used a plastic from household waste in
    order to make tiles. Sand has been added to it to increase its strength and durability.
    The mixture of plastic and sand in the ratio of 3:2is taken in a mold made of china clay.Then itis kept in an
    oven.The oven is adjusted to a temperature of about 250oC. The mixture is then kept for 15-20 minutes in the
    oven. The molten mixture is used to make tiles. The mixture is then removed from the oven and then allowed to
    cool for a few minutes.

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    Later, in order to verify whether the plastic tiles are able to withstand high atmospheric temperature, it is put in
    water heated till 50-60oC. Then the tile was removed. There were no signs of softened plastic observed. This
    confirmed that the tiles can also be used for terrace as it can withstand the sunlight easily.
    The tiles can be used for flooring due to their high durability and strength. The plastic will not cause any harm
    to the environment or life in any form. Also various textures can be given to the tiles which also look to be
    attractive.
    Also we can use sawdust, soil, etc. in order to increase the strength of tiles. Later we can also use cow dung,
    which is an insulator and would prohibit the heating of the tiles. Thus the tiles would remain cool in intense
    sunlight thus making walking over it easier and comfortable.

    III: FIGURES AND TABLE


    Properties of PPCP

    Density (kg/m3) 905


    Tensile strength (Mpa) 25
    Tensile Modulus (Gpa) 1
    Elongation at break (%) 300
    o
    Melting temperature ( C) 210-290

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    IV: CONCLUSION
    Plastic and sand tile possess more advantage which include cost efficiency, resource efficiency, reduction in
    emission of greenhouse gases etc. Plastic sand tile can also be known as „Eco-Tile‟ made of plastic waste which
    is otherwise harmful to all living organisms can be used for construction purposes. It increases the compressive
    strength when compared to normal tiles.

    V: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    We appreciate the contribution of Mrs. Ghamande for allowing us to carry out the experiments and tests that
    helped us to develop the work. We are also grateful to Vishwakarma Institute of Technology for providing us
    infrastructural facilities.

    REFRENCES
    [1.] Dibya Jivan Pati, Riken Homma, Kazuhisaikt, “PLASTIC BOTTLES MANSONRY AS ALTERNATE
    SOLUTION TO HOUSING PROBLEMS IN URBANAREAS OF INDIA”- International Journal of
    Architecture, Planning and building Engineering.

    [2.] Dinesh.S, Dinesh.A, Kirubakaran.K, “UTILIZATION OF WASTE PLASTIC IN MANUFACTURING


    OF BRICKS AND PAVER BLOCKS”-International Journal of Applied Engineering Research.
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