Now-a-days plastic waste was become a major and serious problem and these are burnt for apparent disposal which causes environmental pollution.Utilization of these waste material like plastic bags in bituminous mixes to prove the enhance of properties of mix in addition to solving disposal problems.First, waste plastic like bottles, plastic glasses were used to cleaned and cutted into pieces.This pieces were added to the hot bitumen and heated up to 160 degree centigrade.And also heating up the course aggregate up to 150 degree centigrade.And resultant mix was used in the flexible road construction.It also increases the road life and also as well as help in decrease of pollution to the environment.Plastic roads are very useful in the India climatic conditions of extreme heat and humid climate.By using of these type of plastic waste in the construction of pavement can increase the strength, durability etc.The methodology of using waste plastic in bituminous mix are done by using various tests on aggregates and bitumen.
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