Conversion of Plastic Waste into Useful Structural Elements for Construction Industry

Waste plastic is one of the major wastes in developing smart cities like Pune. Municipal Corporation is spending lot of money each year to process this wastes in land filling which are not biodegradable and can be a threat to the environment in the upcoming years. About 20% to 25% of the overall plastic waste is recycled every year in pune. The combustion process of plastic waste leads to heavy air pollution. The possible technologies of converting waste to creative products in construction industry. Thus, converting the plastic polythene into construction related products through safe and eco-friendly process will contribute to save environment. It has been observed that the conversion of plastic waste process known as plastic recycling. Element generated through this process can lead to reduction of waste plastic effectively. This paper presents a review on the recycling process of plastic waste. In which we can convert the waste plastic into leading structural elements. The technical features of converting polythene into product by appropriate and optimal technologies are analyzed. In this study an attempt is done on developing the alternative construction material to utilize the plastic waste as a resource, thus reducing the environmental contaminants in an effective and eco-friendly way.