Rubberized Asphalt Moving Towards Environmental Sustainable Roads
Session
Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment
Description
In year 2017 in Kosovo, there have been 334,440 registered vehicles as this number of vehicles is growing in Kosovo, considering that the average lifetime of a tire is 3-4 years, the waste tire rubber becomes a major environmental concern. Some waste tires are retreated, some of them are incorporated in alternative uses such as for resource, energy and other reasons, the majority added to stockpiles, landfills or illegal dumps and are considered scrap. Unfortunately, in Kosovo still some areas are burning tires in the production of lime by the method of small craft kilns releasing into the environment various pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, dust and soot which are very dangerous for human health. Therefore, tire recycling in the Republic of Kosovo is an immediate need. In an effort to clean up old stockpiles of used tires, the Institutions, Agencies and or NGO’s should evaluate and promote the recycling of discarded tires to modify asphalt mixtures and use it in roads construction. There is a lack of dissemination of information regarding properties and performance of these surfacing alternatives, why rubber modified asphalt mixes have not achieved widespread use in our country. The performance of reclaimed rubberized asphalt pavement and the environmental impact thereof is the focus of this study.
Keywords:
Environment, Scrap Tires, Recycle, Rubberized asphalt, etc.
Session Chair
Hazir Çadraku
Session Co-Chair
Visar Krelani
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 3:30 PM
End Date
26-10-2019 5:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.208
Recommended Citation
Dervishi, Fatlind and Selimi, Bekim, "Rubberized Asphalt Moving Towards Environmental Sustainable Roads" (2019). UBT International Conference. 208.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/208
Rubberized Asphalt Moving Towards Environmental Sustainable Roads
Pristina, Kosovo
In year 2017 in Kosovo, there have been 334,440 registered vehicles as this number of vehicles is growing in Kosovo, considering that the average lifetime of a tire is 3-4 years, the waste tire rubber becomes a major environmental concern. Some waste tires are retreated, some of them are incorporated in alternative uses such as for resource, energy and other reasons, the majority added to stockpiles, landfills or illegal dumps and are considered scrap. Unfortunately, in Kosovo still some areas are burning tires in the production of lime by the method of small craft kilns releasing into the environment various pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, dust and soot which are very dangerous for human health. Therefore, tire recycling in the Republic of Kosovo is an immediate need. In an effort to clean up old stockpiles of used tires, the Institutions, Agencies and or NGO’s should evaluate and promote the recycling of discarded tires to modify asphalt mixtures and use it in roads construction. There is a lack of dissemination of information regarding properties and performance of these surfacing alternatives, why rubber modified asphalt mixes have not achieved widespread use in our country. The performance of reclaimed rubberized asphalt pavement and the environmental impact thereof is the focus of this study.