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12) The cost of road construction is also decreased.
13) The maintenance cost of road is almost nil.
14) Disposal of waste plastic will no longer be a problem.
15) The use of waste plastics on the road has helped to provide better place for burying the plastic waste without causing disposal problem.
BENEFITS OF WASTE PLASTIC ROADS:-
• Environmental benefits
• MSWM (Municipal Solid Waste Management)
• Employment Generation
• Farming Community
• National Economy
Today, plastic waste treatment is largely hazardous to the environment as most of the plastic is burnt resulting is toxic gases being released in the environment.
By effectively managing the collection, separation and processing of plastic waste, the environmental damages can be limited by eliminating the waste from our streets.
We can have international standard roads and pavements which are litter free
MSWM (MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT):-
House holds and other units wrap all garbage into plastic bags and dispose them. The non-biodegradable plastic bags acts like a covering on the garbage preventing it from being converted into compost.
At present only 20% of the MSW is converted into compost. This can be considerably increased to 80-85% and more by systematically managing the plastic waste.
One of the foremost areas that would directly benefit is agriculture.
At present only 20% of MSW is converted into compost. This can be converted to 80¬85% once the plastic from the MSW is segregated.
Farmers can directly purchase from MSWM if plastic separated.
Cumulative benefits to the National Economy -Environmental -Employment generation -Agricultural efficiency
When life of a road is doubled, then the savings that accrue to the national exchequer are in thousands of crores.
Segregating the plastic from the MSW at the municipal yard involves application of resources, the cost of which runs into crores of rupees. A substantial amount of this can be saved.
The Central Government's annual allocation of funds towards roads and highways is approx. 35 thousand crores
Lab tests and real time tests have revealed that the life expectancy of a plastic polymer road as compared to a normal road is at least 100% more
In addition to the savings accrued at the central level, every state Municipal Solid Waste Management would save crores of rupees by eliminating the plastic segregation process at its yards.
WASTE PLASTIC ROADS CONSTRUCTED:-
The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has used plastic on about 600 km of roads, including many thoroughfares and arterial roads. It uses the plastic blend in at least 25% of the road-laying works, including the present project to upgrade about 45 roads in the city. The plastic model was successful on major roads in Bangalore, including Shankar Mutt Road, K H Road, M G Road (towards Trinity Circle), J C Nagar Road, Miller's Road and Cunningham Road, inner ring road, Rajarajeshwari Junction, mysore Bangalore state highway.
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The generation of waste plastics is increasing day by day. The major polymers namely polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene show adhesion property in their molten state Plastics will increase the melting point of the bitumen. The waste plastic bitumen mix forms better material for pavement construction as the mix shows higher Marshall Stability value and suitable Marshall Coefficient. Hence the use of waste plastics for pavement is one of the best methods for easy disposal of waste plastics.
The use of the innovative technology not only strengthened the road construction but also increased the road life as well as will help to improve the environment and also creating a source of income.
Plastic roads would be a boon for India's hot and extremely humid climate, where temperatures frequently cross 50°C and torrential rains create havoc, leaving most of t