Analysis of Development Block Paving with Plastic Waste Material Adhesive Leaves

Abstract

Plastic waste remains a major problem in Indonesia, however, it’s processing and utilization is currently very limited, especiallyin the construction sector. In addition, they are possibly divided into two categories, which include (1) Plastic garbage, whichconsists of bottles container for mineral water, soap, and oil, as well as oil conductors, buckets, e.t.c. (2) leaf of plastic waste,encompassing bags, food wrappers, mica snack. Furthermore, one of the famous construction materials is the paving block, usedas cover for pavement surfaces, usually characterized by good quality, with high value of compressive strength and low waterabsorption capacity. This research, therefore, was conducted with experimental methods, using plastic waste leaves as anadhesive in the manufacture of paving blocks with varying mixtures C1 (2 plastic: 1 sand), C2 (3 plastic: 1 sand), C3 (5 plastic: 1sand), C4 (9 plastic: 1 sand), and C5 (11 plastic: 1 sand). In addition, tests were conducted by the Indonesian National Standard(SNI), and the results showed the optimum mixture was C5 (11 plastic: 1 sand), based on the compressive strength of 246.93 kg /cm2, and water absorption value of 2.23%. Hence, it is categorized into quality B, which is possibly applied in parking spaceconstruction. This, therefore, indicates the capability of applying plastic waste leaves, with a certain mixture variation as anadhesive in the manufacture of paving blocks.