Abstract—Now-a-days disposal of different wastes produced
from different Industries is a great problem. These materials
pose environmental pollution in the nearby locality because
many of them are non-biodegradable. In recent years,
applications of industrial wastes have been considered in road
construction with great interest in many industrialised and
developing countries. The use of these materials in road
making is based on technical, economic, and ecological criteria.
India has a large network of industries located in different
parts of the country and many more are planned for the near
future. Several million metric tons industrial wastes are
produced in these establishments. If these materials can be
suitably utilised in highway construction, the pollution and
disposal problems may be partly reduced. Keeping in mind the
need for bulk use of these solid wastes in India, it was thought
expedient to test these materials and to develop specifications
to enhance the use of these industrial wastes in road making, in
which higher economic returns may be possible. The possible
use of these materials should be developed for construction of
low-volume roads in different parts of our country. A review of
various Industrial wastes for use in the construction of
highway has been discussed in this paper. The waste materials
are fly ash, blast furnace slag, cement kiln dust
phosphogypsum, waste plastic bags, foundry sand and colliery
sand , which are the industrial wastes posing problems in
the disposal and being deposited near the industries in India.