EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON USAGE OF WASTE IN PAVER BLOCKS

HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGY

Nowadays in India, usage of paver blocks has become important as it is durable, and if they are interlocked perfectly they can sustain the huge vehicular load for about 20-25 years. India is the largest generator of waste which includes both industrial waste and e-waste, where generation of plastic waste and rubber waste has become serious concern. India generates 9.46 million tones of plastic waste annually in which nearly 40% of the waste remains uncollected. This waste piles up in landfills, rivers, drains, further flows into sea, leaches into soil and ground water. According to central pollution control board India is struggling to dispose its plastic wastes and has ranked third largest producer of plastic waste. The generation of rubber waste which is second largest waste generated in India and directly dumped into the landfill. In the present study an attempt has been done designing a paver block by using plastic and rubber waste as the alternative material for concrete paver block. The wastes are combined with different ratios to find a suitable and economical combination of materials

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