Summary: | Polyethylene bottles (PET) have been widely used in the
world nowadays, whether by easily design, durability or ease of
handling , transportation and storage. However, reverse logistics
problems due to lack of proper disposal of packaging causes pollution
to the environment. Seeking the removal of this material from an
ecologically responsible manner environment, associated with the
reduction of production costs and the own weight concrete waffle
slabs, this paper has the objective of discuss a research carried out by
laboratory analysis and slabs construction feasibility, which slabs were
built with PET use inside. The conclusion was the finding positives, as
economic, echnical and environmental use in PET bottles in concrete
slabs.
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