Urban Trash Containers Made of Recycled Plastic Lumber

Authors

  • José Gilberto Ledur Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Sayonara Guaresi Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Laura B. Gonella Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Otávio Bianchi Universidade de Caxias do sul
  • Ricardo V. B. de Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Leonardo B. Canto Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Gláucio A Carvalho Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Paulo R. De Mori Universidade de Caxias do sul
  • Mara Zeni Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Ademir José Zattera Universidade de Caxias do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18226/23185279.v1iss1p6

Abstract

A low-cost and easy-to-handle manufacturing procedure for urban trash containers, made of recycled plastic lumber, was developed focusing on the following aspects: materials selection, materials compounding, plastic sheet manufacturing and mechanical testing, urban trash container design and assembly, and a pilot test. The material, a composite of polyethylene (PE) urban waste, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) industrial waste and calcium carbonate, was prepared in a Drais batch mixer. The mixture was hot compression molded as rectangular-shaped sheets of 900 mm length, 600 mm width and 12 mm or 7 mm thickness. These sheets were characterized with regard to mechanical properties, microstructure and UV resistance. An urban trash container prototype was prepared from the plastic sheets and a hundred trash containers were submitted to a pilot test. All the steps, material compounding, plastic sheet processing, and trash container design and manufacturing were optimized in order to give the required physico-mechanical properties, functional characteristics and ?nish of the urban trash containers.

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.18226/23185279.v1iss1p6

Published

07/04/2013

How to Cite

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Ledur, J. G.; Guaresi, S.; Gonella, L. B.; Bianchi, O.; de Oliveira, R. V. B.; Canto, L. B.; Carvalho, G. A.; De Mori, P. R.; Zeni, M.; Zattera, A. J. Urban Trash Containers Made of Recycled Plastic Lumber. Sci. cum Ind. 2013, 1, 6-10.

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Section

Science, Education and Engineering