PRODUCTIVE RE-USE OF MUNICIPAL PLASTIC WASTE TO IMPROVE TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE AND REDUCE RAIN WATER INFILTRATION IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS

Plastic waste is one such resource which is abundantly available and disposed of without proper treatment. There has been an exponential growth in municipal plastic waste disposal especially in urban areas which deteriorates the be auty of the landscape. Plastic instead of disposing directly can be made used in an effective and ingenious way by which disposal problems are succumbed and environmental pollution can be ameliorated. Scholars came up with a novel and an effective method of re-using plastic in road construction. Plastic was found to be an effective binder for bitumen mixes used in flexible pavements.