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On the other hand, trying to reduce the large amounts of plastic generated globally each year, several studies have used different types of plastic waste as aggregates for the development of new construction and building materials. However, up to now, no previous studies have been found in which any type of plastic waste has been used as an aggregate in a recycled gypsum matrix. This paper presents a study in which two different types of waste were mixed for the development of new gypsum plasters: unheated gypsum waste from industrial plasterboard production (GPW) and polycarbonate (PC) waste from rejected compact discs (CDs) and digital versatile discs (DVDs). In this sense, the mechanical and thermal performance of plasters was evaluated. Finally, in order to evaluate the changes in the microstructure of the composites, a scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis was conducted. The results showed a good performance of the new composites when both types of waste were combined in the mixes. New lightweight eco-efficient plasters, completely recycled, with enhanced flexural strength (by 14.8%), compressive strength (by 26.8%), and thermal conductivity (42.8% less), compared to the reference material, were achieved.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma13143042","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,7,8]],"date-time":"2020-07-08T11:47:46Z","timestamp":1594208866000},"page":"3042","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":41,"title":["Use of Polycarbonate Waste as Aggregate in Recycled Gypsum Plasters"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Manuel Alejandro","family":"Pedre\u00f1o-Rojas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Construcciones Arquitect\u00f3nicas 1, Escuela T\u00e9cnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes, n_ 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain"}]},{"given":"Carmen","family":"Rodr\u00edguez-Li\u00f1\u00e1n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Construcciones Arquitect\u00f3nicas 1, Escuela T\u00e9cnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad de Sevilla, Avenida Reina Mercedes, n_ 2, 41012 Sevilla, Spain"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4038-6748","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Flores-Colen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CERIS, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. 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