Yoshiyuki ABE

Study on Permeability and Water Retentivity of Plastic Waste and the Application to the Civil Engineering Facilities

Teruhiko MARUYAMA

Plastics product is widely used to live of us, prerequisite one. On the other hand, most of a plastic waste is not recycled, and causes environmental pollution. The purpose of this study was to clarify applicability of plastic pellets by processed waste to civil engineering facilities, as reuse in a large quantity. The results of examination about applicability of plastic waste based on basic data of plastic pellet are as follows.
Case1: Applying to a playground
In many playgrounds, bad drainage due to the malfunction of drainpipe is a serious problem. To applying plastic pellets to a playground, its cover sheet needs modification.
Case2: Applying to a rooftop garden
As construction cost of current rooftop gardening facilities is expensive, plastic pellets has almost same performance.
In conclusion, plastic pellets are able to apply to civil engineering facilities with little modification.