The Feasibility of Developing a Construction Material From Basaltic Quarry Waste and Recycled High-Density Polyethylene.

Quarry waste is a fine rock aggregate produced as a by-product of the rock-crushing process in quarries which is environmentally hazardous when poorly disposed. This paper presents the results of a study carried out to explore the feasibility of recycling basaltic quarry waste (BQW) with waste high-density polyethylene (HDPE) into sustainable construction materials. Recycled HDPE/BQW formulations were melt-mixed in a single-screw extruder and then transfer-moulded into experimental samples.

Dataset on impact strength, flammability test and water absorption test for innovative polymer-quarry dust composite.

In this article data on impact strength, flammability and water absorption tests for innovative plastic-quarry dust composite is presented. The composites were prepared through moulding with virgin HDPE and PP plastics and quarry dust. The quarry dust was used at 0%, 5%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% weight percentages.