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

Ledur, J. G., Guaresi, S., Gonella, L. B., Bianchi, O., de Oliveira, R. V. B., Canto, L. B., … Zattera, A. J. (2013). Urban Trash Containers Made of Recycled Plastic Lumber. Scientia Cum Industria, 1(1), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.18226/23185279.v1iss1p6

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Section

Science, Education and Engineering