• Niranjan Gaikwad
• Suyash Kangane
• Pratik Mahajan
• Rugved Shinde

2002 proved to be a significant year as Mr. Rajgopalan Vasudevan discovered “Plastic pavements” .The “Plastic Man” as he was called after the discovery came up with the idea of use of plastic waste for the construction of roads . Plastic disposal is one of the major problems for developing countries like India ,at the same time India needs a large network of roads for its smooth economic and social development. Plastic after recycling turns into a harmful material which has to be disposed because it would otherwise get into landfill or lead to incineration .It was therefore the need of time to find a way of proper disposal of plastic waste. To curb this the use of idea of use of plastic in pavement construction came up. Traditional pavement is constructed using bitumen and aggregate. The limited source of bitumen needs a deep thinking to ensure fast road construction. The main approach and aim at this research paper are to determine the physical and chemical properties of modified bitumen containing different percentages of plastic waste and to determine the optimum percentage of plastic waste in modified bitumen. Modified bitumen was prepared by using blending techniques. Bitumen was heated and plastic was slowly added. Physical and chemical properties of bitumen were analysed by conducting the laboratory tests such as penetration, softening points ,viscosity and direct shear test. As the content of plastic waste increase the penetration grade , softening point and viscosity increases. Performance of bitumen increases when added with plastic. Plastic waste includes plastic bottles like bisleri , cold drink bottles ,portable glasses, milk polythenes etc and all the plastics included in thermoplastics. Plastic included in thermosis are strictly avoided in this process. Use of plastic reduces the use of bitumen by 10 -15%. The figures being self explanatory, one can easily understand this reduses the cost of bitumen. Including the cost of reclycling process of plastic, the plastic pavements prove to be economical. Engineering properties of aggregates include void ratio, tensile stress etc are improved . 2015 was the year in which the Government ordered to make it mandatory ,the use of plastic waste in road. India being a developing country needs such innovative ideas to accelerate its development.

Pavement , Bitumen , thermoplastic , Thermoses , Plastic waste.

"Plastics in Pavement: A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.185-194, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAS06032.pdf

"Plastics in Pavement: A Review", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp185-194, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAS06032.pdf