Zeitschrift für Materialwissenschaften und Ingenieurwesen

Sustainable Bricks from Thermoplastic Waste and Cost Comparison with Traditional Bricks

Abstract

Hadisur Rahman* and Mst Ummul Farah

With rapid globalization, consumerism, industrialization and greenhouse gas emission, the world's temperature is skyrocketing day by day which leads to climate change. Chemical, construction and textile industries are the biggest sources of environmental pollution, and thus sustainability issues are rising. The present world is going through several problems like overpopulation, poverty, greenhouse gas emission, and environmental pollution. Wastages like household wastages, municipal wastages, different synthetic polymers, thermoplastic wastes etc. have become a global problem. Every year, 300 million tons of plastic are being produced worldwide. Land fields, oceans, and the air are being polluted by plastic during and after the manufacturing processes. So, cultivation, human health, wild and marine lives are under threat. At present, harmful plastic can be converted into our resources by proper utilization. Proper utilization of these wastes will be beneficial in terms of both environment and the economy. This study focuses on manufacturing bricks from these wastes (Polyethylene, Polyethylene Terephthalate) as a way for the conversion of waste into resources. In the case of performance, the strength of the developed brick is very good and durable in comparison with the traditional one, as well as economical.

Keywords

Sustainability • Thermoplastic • Wastage • Polyethylene • Polyethylene terephthalate • Brick • Strength