Use of crushed glass as a building material in Santo Domingo canton

Abstract

The raw materials demanded by the construction sector are in constant evolution and transformation, which is why the article aimed to demonstrate the use of glass as a construction material, as a new way to reuse this waste, because only the 47.47% of households in Ecuador have habits of classification of solid resources such as plastics, organic, paper-cardboard and glass. By conducting a feasibility study, the feasibility of creating a company that provides the service of crushing glass containers was known, whose purpose was based on contributing to the care of the environment and in turn generating an economic resource. The research was developed in the canton of Santo Domingo, specifically to the construction sector, a mixed approach was approached, since it allows analyzing quantitative and qualitative data, 121 surveys were applied based on a structured questionnaire, to people who dedicate themselves to the construction of houses, pavements, blocks and paving stones. The result obtained by the market, financial, legal, technical and organizational studies, the viability of the creation of the company was evidenced, since one of the aspects to consider is the existence of a demand, it was also demonstrated that the use of the Crushed glass is favorable in the construction sector, due to the resistance it has to elongated humidity thus its decomposition and useful life.