 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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Loc.ition : RRlNagar 72 Thickness : 40 MM BC -Laid on 1: April, 2002 ■■Recorded on : Dec52008
Manipal tower road
Bangalore- Mysore state
M G Road (towards Trinity Circle)
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 the roads with big potholes. It is hoped that in near future we will have strong, durable and eco-friendly roads which will relieve the earth from all type of plastic-waste.
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2) Sri Ram Institute for Industrial Research, Plastics Processing and Environmental Aspects, New Delhi - 7
3) Vasudevan, R., Utilization of waste plastics for flexible pavement, Indian High Ways (Indian Road Congress), Vol. 34, No.7. (July 2006).
4) Amjad Khan, Gangadhar, Murali Mohan and Vinay Raykar, "Effective Utilisation of Waste Plastics in Asphalting of Roads". Project Report prepared under the
guidance of R. Suresh and H. Kumar, Dept. of Chemical Engg., R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore, 1999.
5) Utilizations of Waste Plastic Bags in Bituminous Mix for Improved Performance of Roads, Centre for Transportation Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India [Unpublished] Apr02
6) K. K. Plastic Waste Management Pvt. Ltd.(Subsidiary of KK Polyflex Pvt. Ltd.) No. 1, Chairman Compound, Y.V. Annaiah Road, Yelachenahalli, Krishnadevaraya Nagar II Stage Kanakapura Road Bangaolore - 560 078