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Valorization of post-consumer plastic packaging into a composite material
Summary
This study developed a composite building material from post-consumer mixed plastic packaging waste, providing a higher-value end use that diverts plastic from landfill. Using plastic waste in durable construction products reduces the amount available to degrade into microplastics in the environment.
Because of its strength and simplicity, many producers prefer to package their products with various forms of plastic. The use of plastic for packaging has increased significantly due to the change in lifestyle, which has subsequently led to an increase in plastic packaging waste. However, approximately 50% of plastics are produced in disposable single-use applications. Meaning, most of them are used as once-of products and in a short space of time, they become solid waste. From the environmental preservation perspective, recycling plastic waste can save natural resources and decrease energy consumption. Among the various types of recycling management approaches, the reuse of recycled plastic material in the construction sector is considered one of the environmentally friendly recycling methods. This approach will help reduce the depletion of natural resources used as raw materials for cement production.