You simply shred the plastic then mix with the sand and pour inside the extruder.
Making floor tiles from plastic waste.
Now that you have the machine and raw materials the process of making tiles will be pretty straight forward.
Melt ldpe plastic film in a barrel over a wood fire.
In this video we will weld our own mould and use the injection machine to make tiles.
How to transform plastic waste into paving tiles 1 how to transform plastic waste into paving tiles you can convert waste plastic into useful and valuable building materials.
Lack of recycling has led to massive islands being created in the ocean made of plastic.
This is part of the wasteaid toolkit.
The extruder will do its job and you will collect a molten mixture of sand and plastic on the other end.
Swachha re tile recycled floor tiles are made of recycled polypropylene pp materials and utilise a unique interlocking edge design to eliminate the need for adhesives making installation quick and inexpensive.
Our tiles remain steady despite heavy traffic and footfall.
When the plastic has melted mix in sand.
Worksheet number 3 this kind of plastic is called low density polyethylene ldpe.
Transfer the mixture to an oiled mould.
Make floor tiles from plastic bags and film you can recycle plastic bags into waterproof floor tiles using simple tools.
They re light but extremely dense and nearly unbreakable.
We wash and shred the recycled plastic and put the regrinds into molds to make shapes.
These tiles are non porous flexible and durable.
Remove the mould and.
Make up around 60 of all plastic waste in the gambia.