Economic Aspects of Ceramic Waste Recycling through Its Use as Aggregate in Mineral-Asphalt Mixtures

Autor: Zegardło Bartosz, Andrzejuk Wojciech, Andrzejewicz Urszula, Nitychoruk Jerzy
Jazyk: English<br />Polish
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 74-81 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2451-182X
DOI: 10.2478/ers-2017-0026
Popis: Subject and purpose of work: This article is a continuation of ongoing research; whose primary aim was to show ceramic waste as a full-value substrate for the production of mineral-asphalt mixtures. The authors, basing on the examined characteristics of aggregate obtained in the process of crushing the socalled “ceramic cullet”, present the thesis that this material can be a full-fledged aggregate for concretes used in road construction. The authors emphasize ecological advantages of such a solution. The purpose of this research was to analyse whether such measures as those described above are economically justifiable. Materials and methods: In the article, based on business data, the costs were estimated and compared to the prices of the aggregates used by companies producing asphalt mixtures. Results: Economic comparisons have shown that the costs of described recycling were not satisfactory. Conclusions: Taking into account the ecological effect, it is recommended that ceramic waste is recycled by using it for the production of mineral-asphalt mixes for general use.
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