High-impact polystyrene derived from waste electrical and electronic equipment plastic (eW-HIPS) is challenging to recycle due to the presence of halogenated flame retardant additives and various stages of polymeric deterioration at the plastics end-of-life. The recycling challenges of eW-HIPS have resulted in large amounts of plastic waste being disposed of in landfills or stockpiled at industrial sites in South Africa, which could rather have been used as aggregate in concrete. Then again, eW-HIPS is generally softer than the natural aggregate used in normal-weight concrete and may thus be susceptible to premature removal from concrete due to abrasion-wear during service. The removal of the aggregate may lead to accelerated deterioration, such as cracking and corrosion of reinforced concrete. Therefore, this paper assesses the surface quality of concrete by sandblasting according to the American Society for Testing Materials of concrete containing 0, 5, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent granulated eW-HIPS as a replacement for the coarse natural aggregate at 7 and 28 days curing using a water-to-cement ratio (w/c) of 0.6 and 0.4, respectively. Results indicate that the abrasion coefficient for the control mix with a w/c of 0.4 increased (reduced abrasion-wear resistance) from 0.061 to 0.119 cm for concrete made using 100% eW-HIPS at 28 days, while concrete with a w/c of 0.6 increased from 0.091 cm for the control mix to 0.200 cm for 100% eW-HIPS replacements. These results indicate that concrete incorporating eW-HIPS exhibits lower abrasion resistance than the respective control. Even so, all mixes should have sufficient abrasion-wear resistance for use as solid concrete interlocking paving units exposed to severe traffic conditions.