The current techniques proposed for the final destination of the tires are not 100 percent efficient, and there is a great deficit of the material in question. Another material that needs an end destination is the PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which nowadays, despite the large amount recycled, needs more disposal options. the present study proposes the use of crushed rubber (in the form of fibers and powder - granulometry of less than 2 mm) in different contents (5 percent and 10 percent, in relation to the dry weight of bentonite) and crushed PET (in the form of fibers and powder), as reinforcement of a bentonite, to increase the resistance parameters of this one. The objective of the research is to evaluate the possibility of using rubber and PET as an improvement of bentonite in geotechnical works, such as waterproofing layers for sanitary landfills, since with the use of rubber and PET in geotechnical works it would be possible to allocate a large volume of these materials. For the development of the experimental study, physical characterization and mechanical characterization tests were performed, such as direct shear tests and densification. With results obtained from the direct shear tests and the densification test, it can be seen that the mixtures B90BF10 and B90PETT10 were more favorable to use as a waterproofing barrier for sanitary landfills, in view of the increase in peak and residual, besides the increase of the coefficient of densification (cv) and reduction of the permeability (k).