THE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

At the end of the 1980s, ecology for quality of life and human health came to public awareness. In a survey carried out in the European Community (limited to just 12 countries) in 1982, Italy became aware of the deterioration of the countryside, environmental and noise pollution, and waste disposal. It is waste management precisely that led to the scientific study into the recycling of waste into construction materials, and also of C&D procedures through the development of the selective demolition of buildings. Components for concrete such as glass foam spheres, deriving by the expansion treatment of glass scraps, high impact polystyrene HIPS, undifferentiated plastic microspheres for asphalt, light partition blocks by the compacting of plastic bags, treatment of paper and tetrapack wrappers, such as newspaperwood and other panels made by cellulose fibers with specialized performance levels. The deductions of this discussion are aimed at critically evaluating the applicability of the experiments underway.