<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Synergy of RHA and silica sand on physico-mechanical and tribological properties of waste plastic�reinforced thermoplastic composites as floor tiles"^^ . "The usage of waste for the development of sustainable building materials has received an increasing attention in socio-eco-environment spheres. The rice husk ash (RHA) produced during burning of rice husk and the ever-increasing plastic wastes are useless causing detrimental effects on the environment. This research supports the idea of sustainability and circular economy via utilization of waste to produce value-added products. This research explores the potential of waste plastics, RHA, and silica sand as thermoplastic composite materials. The different composite samples were prepared through waste plastics which includes low- and high-density polyethylene and polypropylene with incorporation of RHA and silica sand in proportions. The study investigates the effect of filler/polymer in 30/70, 20/80, and 10/90 (wt. ) on the workability of the developed composite materials. The workability of the composites was found to improve with filler reinforcement. The experimental results showed the maximum density of 1.676 g/cm3 and mechanical strength of 26.39, 4.89, and 3.25 MPa as compressive, flexural, and tensile strengths, respectively. The minimum percentage of water absorption was 0.052. The wear tests resulted in a minimum abrasive and sliding wear rate of 0.03759 (cm3) and 0.00692 � 10�6 kg/m. The correlations between wear mechanisms and responses were morphologically analyzed. The developed composites verify the feasibility of RHA and plastics waste as a cost effective and environmentally competent product. The results and discussions provided a direction for the future research on sustainable polymeric composite materials. Graphical abstract: Figure not available: see fulltext. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature."^^ . "2023" . . "30" . "60" . . "Environmental Science and Pollution Research"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "M."^^ . "Bourchak"^^ . "M. Bourchak"^^ . . "K."^^ . "Irshad"^^ . "K. Irshad"^^ . . "A.A."^^ . "Pasha"^^ . "A.A. Pasha"^^ . . "P.K."^^ . "Das"^^ . "P.K. Das"^^ . . "M."^^ . "Yusuf"^^ . "M. Yusuf"^^ . . "A."^^ . "Soni"^^ . "A. Soni"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #18046 \n\nSynergy of RHA and silica sand on physico-mechanical and tribological properties of waste plastic�reinforced thermoplastic composites as floor tiles\n\n" . "text/html" . .