Enhancing sustainability in concrete construction: A comprehensive review of plastic waste as an aggregate material

HM Hamada, A Al-Attar, F Abed, S Beddu… - Sustainable Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the proliferation of the population and the evolution of lifestyles, the issue of plastic
waste has emerged as a significant environmental challenge due to its non-biodegradable …

The manufacturing process and consequent occupational health and environmental risks associated with the use of plastic waste in construction bricks in small-scale …

S Swinnerton, K Kurtz, SN Nforsoh, V Craver… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
The rapid escalation of plastic production has prompted researchers to seek innovative and
sustainable methods for recycling plastic waste to prevent its accumulation in landfills and …

[HTML][HTML] A machine learning-based genetic programming approach for the sustainable production of plastic sand paver blocks

B Iftikhar, SC Alih, M Vafaei, MF Javed, M Ali… - journal of materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic sand paver blocks (PSPB) provide a sustainable alternative by reprocessing plastic
waste and decreasing reliance on environmentally hazardous materials such as concrete …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability investigation in the building cement production system based on the LCA-emergy method

H Wang, Y Liu, J Zhang, H Zhang, L Huang, D Xu… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
As one of the highest energy and resource consumption industries in China, discussion on
the sustainability of the cement production system has great significance. This study …

Optimizing plastic waste inclusion in paver blocks: Balancing performance, environmental impact, and cost through LCA and economic analysis

U Asif, MF Javed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Rising waste plastic and cement used in construction raises environmental concerns.
Substituting cement with recycled plastic waste (PW) in paver blocks offers an eco-friendly …

Utilization of recycled concrete aggregates in LDPE-bonded cementless paver blocks

P Saraswat, B Singh - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the utilization of recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) in waste low-
density polyethylene (LDPE)-bonded, non-traffic cementless paver blocks. RCA is …

Toward sustainability: Integrating experimental study and data-driven modeling for eco-friendly paver blocks containing plastic waste

U Asif, MF Javed, DM Alsekait… - Reviews on Advanced …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Plastic waste (PW) poses a significant threat as a hazardous material, while the production
of cement raises environmental concerns. It is imperative to urgently address and reduce …

Performance of polymer bricks produced with plastic waste

UE Edike, OJ Ameh, MO Dada - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2023 - Springer
The need to address the adverse effect of plastic waste on the environment as well as the
increasing housing deficit in developing countries prompted this study. This paper reports …

Experimental study on the eco-friendly plastic-sand paver blocks by utilising plastic waste and basalt fibers

B Iftikhar, SC Alih, M Vafaei, M Ali, MF Javed, U Asif… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Plastic waste poses a significant hazard to the environment as a result of its high production
rates, which endanger both the environment and its inhabitants. Similarly, another concern …

Synthesis of recycled bricks containing mixed plastic waste and foundry sand: Physico-mechanical investigation

HA Subhani, RA Khushnood, S Shakeel - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The climate crisis is brewing up worldwide and there is an urgent need to develop and adopt
products with low carbon footprint. Although the drivers of pollution are numerous, the lack of …