Open AccessAn Innovative Approach on Pet Bottles Compiled with Waste Materials to Produce Eco-friendly Concrete
Author(s) -
Susheel K. Gunasekar,
N. Ramesh,
P. Parthiban,
S. Ramesh
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/982/1/012015
Subject(s) - waste management , filler (materials) , incineration , environmental science , environmentally friendly , materials science , engineering , composite material , ecology , biology
PET bottles, such as water bottles, cool drink bottles, and oil storage bottles, are becoming increasingly popular in India. Bottles used to package water take over 1,000 years to biodegrade and, if incinerated, contain poisonous gases. Recycling these PET bottles requires more attention however, this was also among the most famous effective ways to minimize waste. Only PET bottles, however, it’s recyclable; all other bottles must be discarded. In fact, only 1 out of 5 containers are able to be sent to the recycle bin. The strength criteria was studied in PET bottles by filled up with different waste materials such as M-sand, Quarry dust, Fly ash, River sand and Construction debris. These filled bottles are inserted in concrete cube mould for minimising the concrete quantity and strength parameters were studied. Based on the experimental work, it was identified that, PET bottles having good compression resistance and also act as a filler material in concrete.