• Kahan Ramani
• Dr. Reshma L. Patel

The use of waste PET plastics in bricks is a partial solution to the environmental and ecological challenges associated with the use of plastics. The aim of this research is to reduce environmental pollution by using waste PET bottles and construction demolition waste to produce bricks. In this study, PET bottles were first used to replace clay in the production of bricks. The polymeric material was first shredded and melted in an aluminium container at a temperature range of 250ºC - 260ºC and the sand were added in their respective ratios. In another set of studies, the construction and demolition waste materials were used as a partial replacement for sand in the manufacturing of bricks. The test will be carried out which involved the effect of sunlight on bricks, water absorption, compressive strength, efflorescence test, heat resistance test, chemical characteristics of plastic sand bricks using XRD test and leachate resulting from rain of final brick. PET bonded sand with C&D waste is a strong, tough material with compressive strengths up to 19.0 MPa, 17.4 MPa and 21.64 MPa when produced under optimum processing conditions. The plastic C&D waste sand bricks have low alkali content and so a little white patch is formed over the surface.

PET (Poly Ethylene Teryphthalate) Plastic, Sand, Construction and Demolition Waste, Plastic-Sand Bricks, XRD test.

"Utilisation of PET plastic waste and construction demolition wastes in manufacturing of bricks", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.559-567, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N77.pdf

"Utilisation of PET plastic waste and construction demolition wastes in manufacturing of bricks", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp559-567, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N77.pdf