Eco-concrete: Utilizing Cotton Textile Waste Strips and Broken Bottles as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregates and Coarse Aggregates in Concrete Production

This study utilized cotton textile waste strips and broken glass as partial replacement for fine aggregates and coarse aggregates for development of eco-concretes. Through mixing, casting, and curing, three mixtures of eco-concretes and commercially produced concretes were produced. Areal density, bulk density, density, and compressive strength were tested for the three mixtures and the control group. Based on the findings, all mixtures showed successful results in compressive strength test with Mixture 3 achieving the highest average compressive strength (2.1 MPa). Among the mixtures, F- test of Independent Means showed no significant difference in the mean compressive strength among concrete mixes containing varying proportions of cotton waste textile strips and broken glass, and commercially produced concrete. This implied that the concrete with cotton textile waste strips and broken bottles can be a good substitute for commercial concrete and can also enhance more strength to the concrete made. To help improve compressive strength, use different drying days of curing days for concrete production