Study of properties of adhesive formed by waste polystyrene

The polystyrene products involved in day to day life serve to its best as per its utility. I t possesses the several properties like Insulation, Light in weight, Cushioning, Non-Reactive Material and Non- Biodegradable. Serving multipurpose it finds wide application in food industry for food packaging, material packaging in the electrical device sector, construction sector etc. There are demerits associated with the product after use i.e. waste product disposal is the major problem incurred curre ntly. It is becoming a part of landfill and increasing the amount of solid waste. It can even harm animals that scavenge food from the landfills. Our project aims to reduce and develop methodologies to treat the polystyrene waste.