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

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  • Zegardło Bartosz

    (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach, ul. Konarskiego,Siedlce, Poland)

  • Andrzejuk Wojciech
  • Andrzejewicz Urszula
  • Nitychoruk Jerzy

    (Papieża Jana Pawła II w Białej Podlaskiej, Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych i Technicznych, ul. Sidorska,Biała Podlaska, Poland)

Abstract

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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  • Zegardło Bartosz & Andrzejuk Wojciech & Andrzejewicz Urszula & Nitychoruk Jerzy, 2017. "Economic Aspects of Ceramic Waste Recycling through Its Use as Aggregate in Mineral-Asphalt Mixtures," Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne, Sciendo, vol. 10(3), pages 74-81, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecoreg:v:10:y:2017:i:3:p:74-81:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/ers-2017-0026
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