Constructing Using Plastic Waste Bricks: A Theory of Waste to Wealth and its Comparative Cost Analysis

Waste in passing, evokes the feeling of negativity, degradation, and unwantedness. It is any substance that is discarded after primary use, or is worthless, defective, and of no use and these includes plastic waste which causes the planet harm and also affecting daily health, productivity. Plastic waste, or plastic pollution, is slow in degrading (taking over 400 years), Therefore, this project aimed at replacing cement with plastic waste in paver blocks to reduce production costs for blocks (as a component of building production) and ensure a cleaner environment. Using the services of scavengers to get waste plastics, Plastics LDPE used were sorted out very carefully and mixed with stone dust aggregate and poured into moles of specific sizes. A design of a sanitary facility was made and the total number of blocks required was estimated for both Paver and Cement. Based on the findings, the study concludes that, Cost efficiency in construction is very possible if we can adopt economically cheaper and locally available building materials like plastic waste materials, that the cost of construction of the same sanitary facility for both male and female, when compared, cost more using plastic waste as against using cement for this study among others. The study recommends that, Mass Collection and Production of Plastic Waste Materials, Public Awareness/ Orientation Programs on the Suitability of Plastic Waste Materials Parver Blocks for Construction, Establishment of Incentive Measures for the Use of Paver Blocks for Construction and Plastic Wastes sorting at Collection Points Incentives in other to join a constructive process of climate effect mitigation.