A Review on Plastic Waste Assessment and Its Potential Use as Building Construction Material

Abstract

Plastic waste has become a severe threat to the environment globally, and unmanaged disposal practices have made it more challenging. A massive amount of various types of plastic are piling up at landfill sites, chocking drainages, which has now entered into our food chain as animals and fishes are eating plastics. Ocean and their aquatic life are also getting suffered from plastic waste as it takes millions of years to degrade naturally. Open burning of the plastic waste courses major health issues like the respiratory problem, irritation, and even cancer in some of the cases. Recent research depicts how plastic waste is also one of the significant reasons for global warming and the rapid extinct of indigenous species. Other studies showcase how virgin and raw materials have been extracted to fulfil the demands of the construction industries. On the other hand, with the unique interventions, some of the cities in the various regions have developed strategies to fight with the problem and material demand—as they are utilising the different type of plastic waste into various kind of building and construction materials. Hence, studies show significantly improved impact on the environment. The involvement of the informal sector could help by contributing to developing the economy and livable environment—that is how the principal amount of resourceful plastic waste could prevent to the reach at dumpsites and became a resource for construction material.