INVESTIGATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCTION USING WASTE PET's

Although the quantity of plastics recycled has increased steadily since records began, the rate of recycling is not keeping up with the rate at which virgin plastics are being produced. A higher proportion of plastics is being disposed of in landfills than ever before. The amount of plastics produced and the quantities that are discarded mean that plastic recycling continues to be a new research issue and new materials. In this study it is aimed to reduction of plastic pollution caused by waste PET (Poly ethylene Teraphtalate) bottles owing to produced a composite material. Clippings obtained from waste PET particles (flake) mixed with marble dust homogeneously in the screw mixer (extruder) resulting in the production of composite material in this study. The possible area of use of these composite materials as a sheet. To achieve these objectives, the effects of the ratio of marble dust and size of marble particles on the mechanical properties of composite material were investigated as a parameter. As the ratio of marble dust and size of the particles increased, three-point bending strength decreased, nevertheless tensile strength was not affected. In addition, the hardness of the material and the size of marble ratio was also observed to change dramatically.