Application of non-degradable waste as building material for low-cost housing

Siswanti Zuraida; Bart Dewancker; Romi Bramantyo Margono

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-32981-y

Application of non-degradable waste as building material for low-cost housing

Sci Rep. 2023 May 18;13(1):6390. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32981-y.

Authors

Siswanti Zuraida¹, Bart Dewancker², Romi Bramantyo Margono³

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan. b0dbb409@eng.kitakyu-u.ac.
² Department of Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan.
³ Graduate School of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Japan.

Abstract

Building material is one of the essential aspects in accommodating the supply and demand of low-cost housing in Indonesia. Recently, several researchers have devoted much time and effort to developing waste recycling for building materials since it is more ecologically benign, particularly for non-degradable waste. This article focuses on recycling disposable diaper waste as composite material for a structural and architectural component of the building based on Indonesian building standards. In addition to offering a broad perspective on the implementation of experimental findings, the design scenario comprised the construction of low-cost housing with a floorplan area of 36 m². The experimental results indicate that disposable diapers waste to use as composite materials of the building has a maximum capacity of 10% for structural components and 40% for nonstructural and architectural components. The prototype housing also reveals that 1.73 m³ of disposable diaper waste can be decreased and utilised for a housing area of 36 m².