| dc.description.abstract | The construction sector is a significant contributor to the global material consumption
and environmental degradation. In response to fulfilling these demands of the
construction industry, researchers have adopted the practices of repurposing waste
materials to create novel construction materials (Sizirici, Fseha, Cho, Yildiz, & Byon,
2021). Among these alternative approaches, there are a few researches tried to utilize
different textile waste as construction materials in the world. Further, it is important
to mention that Sri Lankan garment sector generate loads of textile waste and
discharge those to landfills, lead to create massive environmental issues though it
contributes on 50% of the gross domestic products of the country (Arachchige,
Vithanage, Wadanambi, Wandana, Wijerathne, & Wimalarathne, 2019). Most
importantly, it was noticed that there is no established textile waste management
system in Sri Lanka, though the factories dump significant amount of waste to the
environment. University of Leeds (2020) recorded that only 1% of textile waste can
be recycled. Further, 60% of textile waste is plastics, which makes the global fashion
industry the second most polluter after the global oil industry. Hence, this study was
aimed to investigate the possible methods of reusing the textile waste into a substitute
construction material and fulfill the demands in construction industry. This research
is predominantly focused on non-load bearing partitioning materials which is
developed through fabric waste and three types of adhesives namely PVA, binder
glue, and cashew glue prepared domestically. | en_US |
