Recycling/reuse of plastic waste as construction material for sustainable development: a review

P Lamba, DP Kaur, S Raj, J Sorout - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The exponential rise in the production of plastic and the consequential surge in plastic waste
have led the scientists and researchers look out for innovative and sustainable means to …

[HTML][HTML] Producing sustainable concrete with plastic waste: A review

AI Almohana, MY Abdulwahid, I Galobardes… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastics are cheap, lightweight, versatile, and readily accessible material. The utilization of
plastic has become a necessary facet of our day-to-day lives, and its production has risen …

Using plastic sand as a construction material toward a circular economy: A review

MA Al-Sinan, AA Bubshait - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, research on innovative approaches to and practices for plastic waste management
in a circular economy has gained momentum. Plastic waste pollution poses a serious …

Use of sea waste to enhance sustainability in composite materials: a review

C Santulli, C Fragassa, A Pavlovic… - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The term “sea waste” generally refers to any solid, liquid, or gaseous material or substance
that is discarded, disposed of, or abandoned in the ocean, sea, or any other body of salty …

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 …

Determination and managerial implications of machine conditions for high-grade industrial polycaprolactam (nylon 6)

MO Esangbedo, JK Abifarin - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Polycaprolactam (PA6) is a thermoplastic polymeric material and because of its excellent
mechanical properties, it has found an extensive application in military, textile, biomedical …

Utilization of plastic waste for developing composite bricks and enhancing mechanical properties: a review on challenges and opportunities

A Singh, AK Srivastava, G Singh… - Advances in Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The population increases demand for plastic in every sector along with single‐use plastic
rapidly increasing, but it still has a low recycling rate. The use of plastic in the form of brick is …

Waste-based bricks: Evaluation of strength behaviour of bricks containing different waste materials as an additive

J Sorout, S Raj, DP Kaur, P Lamba - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2023 - Springer
Technological and industrial developments have impacted every aspect of human life,
making it convenient, resourceful, advanced, and fast paced. However, this advancement …

Characterizing micro-litter pollution in Bakkhali and Fraserganj Beaches of West Bengal, India

A Bhattacharya, A Chanda - Regional Studies in Marine Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study assessed the micro-litter load in Bakkhali and Fraserganj Beaches, two
tourist destinations on the West Bengal coast in the northern Bay of Bengal periphery. This …

Sustainable composites with synergistic combinations of construction and demolition waste: Behavior of rubber, HDPE, PS, and brick after short-term water immersion

C Cazan, M Cosnita - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing concern for environmental sustainability and construction and demolition
(C&D) waste management has led to innovative approaches to recycling and reusing these …