TY  - JOUR
T1  - Production of Ceiling Tile with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Wastes as Main Ingredients
AU - Osita Omeje, Hyginus AU - Akinpelu Olujide, Koleoso AU - O. Anaele, Edmond AU - Keres Okereke, Godwin 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SP  - 114
EP  - 127
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.114.127
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.114.127
KW  - Ceiling tile
KW  -High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
KW  -Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
KW  -plastic
wastes
KW  -recycling
KW  -building construction
AB  - This study focused on the production of ceiling tile with High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic wastes as main ingredients. The study was conducted in Ogun State
of Nigeria. Six research questions guided the study. The study adopted Research and Development (R and D)
design. A Discarded Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic s was
used. Four trail productions with 1.5, 2.0, 3.0 and 2.5 kg quantity of material was used to determine the exact
quantity of PET and HDPE materials needed. This gave 2.5 kg as the exact production material quantity needed
for the study. Also, the mixing proportion ratio of 1:4 of HDPE and PET plastic waste was determined for
stable product. The test result on recycled revealed that HDPE and PET ceiling tile have 0.7% water absorption
rate, impervious water permeability, flexural test of 1.31 MPa, a density of 1.3 mg cm<sup>&#150;3</sup>, slightly smooth texture
and it can be painted, sawn and sandpapered. The findings showed that the choice of HDPE and PET plastic
wastes as materials contributed in producing a ceiling tile type for building construction. In addition, it was also
revealed that casting method of producing plastic was used to produce recycled HDPE and PET plastic ceiling
tiles. Based on these findings, the following recommendations were made: production of recycled HDPE and
PET ceiling tile to serve as means of internal generation of revenue for the TVET based institutions, Ogun State
Ministry of Education to integrate the production of recycled High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic ceiling tile, in vocational training centres of the state among others.
ER  -