GUMA I POLITEREFTALAN ETYLENU Z RECYKLINGU – SKŁADNIKI MATERIAŁÓW BUDOWLANYCH

The article presents the basic methods of recycling including the reuse of rubber used for the production of car tires and plastic bottles (i.e. polyethylene terephthalate colloquially known as PET) with an indication of the possibility of their reuse in building materials. It was presented how the recycling of rubber and polyethylene terephthalate can form the basis for obtaining building materials, which due to the use of the above–mentioned post–waste products, obtain the desired properties that increase the efficiency of their use in building materials and construction solutions. The examples of such materials are also given. It was pointed out that the skillful management involving the use of the discussed waste contributes significantly to the protection of the natural environment. In the final summary, the effectiveness of applications of both rubber and flakes of PET for the production of composites reducing mechanical impacts and reducing the propagation of mechanical waves was indicated.