EFFECT OF THE LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE CARRY BAGS WASTE ON THE ASPHALT MIXTURE

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) waste goes to landfill or incineration which causes environmental pollution problems. In this work low density polyethylene carry bags waste were collected from supermarkets, cleaning and shredding then mixed with asphalt hot mix at 150oC in Shiryan Elshimal of Roads and Dams laboratory. The change in marshal stability, flow and voids due to addition of low density polyethylene carry bags waste (4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 14%, 16 % and 18%) of the asphalt weight is measured. This study was used Microsoft Excel for drawing fitting carves to compare the results. The results was improved the properties of asphalt hot mix design especially when we use 10 % concentration low density polyethylene waste of the asphalt weight, consequently improved the environmental pollution by using in asphalt mixture