Report on the Plastic Road

Abstract

Waste plastic and bituminous mixtures must now be used by all road builders in the country, according to a government order issued in November 2015. This is to assist in resolving India's growing plastic waste disposal issue. Plastic roads differ from conventional roads in that conventional roads are made of asphalt concrete, which is made of asphalt and mineral aggregates. The "Plastic Man" of India, Prof. Rajagopalan Vasudevan, and a professor at Madurai's Thiagarajar College of Engineering developed the technology. Plastic has slowly become part of every need that people have. Plastic roads can be made entirely of plastic or they can be composites made of plastic and other materials. There are two kinds of plastic roads out there. Plastic has slowly become part of every need that people have. Plastic roads can be made entirely of plastic or they can be composites made of plastic and other materials. There are two kinds of plastic roads out there:  "The Road of Plastic": consist of hollow, modular, and prefabricated road components made from plastics from consumer waste.  Plastic Routes: consist of an asphalt mixture that includes plastic waste as part of the mixture