Project Proposal for Post-Consumer Plastic Recycling Project

Name of the Project : Plastic Recycling Project

Presented By: Jenelyn Elaine Javier
Year Initiated
2019.05.06

Main Objectives of Proposed Project

The project is laid out basically under 4 main branches of (a).collecting
plastics from rural areas (b), purification of chemical barrels (c) crushing
plastics and (d) manufacturing products. The water used for the purification
of chemical barrels will be re-used after undergoing a purification process
via water treatment plants. Around 55% of the plastic powder, which is the
final output, will be used in the production of plastic flower pots and
plastic crates and balance 45% will be sold as plastic raw materials.

INTRODUCTION
Life-cycle analysis can be a useful tool for assessing the potential benefits of
recycling programmes. If recycled plastics are used to produce goods that would
otherwise have been made from new (virgin) polymer, this will directly reduce oil usage
and emissions of greenhouse gases associated with the production of the virgin polymer
(less the emissions owing to the recycling activities themselves)

Need Analysis for Proposed Project

A pesticide may refer to a particular compound or chemical substance. It can be a
fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, mulluscicide, nematicide, rodenticide, and others that
are used to target certain unwanted living organisms. Since the 1900s, people have been
using different types of pesticides and the environment is filled with various levels of
these chemicals. These include organochlorine, organophosphate, carbamates, and
pyrethroids, which all became successful in controlling pests. All those pesticides come
from different sizes of plastic cans and barrels. However, up until now, proper
recycling process of these chemical barrels has not been identified in Sri Lanka and
it is a major drawback in rural areas. Since more than 65% in the Philippines rural
households are engaging in farming as their main occupation, small size post-consumer
chemical plastic cans could be found at every household in rural areas. Thus, this
environmental friendly project is laid out basically under 4 main branches of collecting
from rural areas, purification of chemical barrels, crushing plastic and manufacturing of
products. The water used for the purification of chemical barrels will be re-used after
undergoing a purification process via water treatment plants. The plastic powder, which
is the final output, will be used in

Collection of waste plastic

An important first step in starting a plastic recycling business is setting up a collection

system of waste plastics. A constant supply of raw materials to the factory is of utmost
importance for the existence of the business. Collection of waste plastic may already
happen through the activities of scavengers, middlemen and traders. It is possible to
integrate this system by letting them know that the factory is willing to buy plastic waste
material. Another option is to cooperate with the municipality to get involved in
collection schemes accompanied with a public awareness campaign. In this way the
public can be informed about the advantages of plastic recycling.
Production Process with Flow Chart

Plastic Collection Storage Identification

Waste

Shredding Cutting Drying Selling of

Products
Packing & Selling as Washing
Storage Plastic Raw
Materials
Further
processing Production

Recycling Purpose

• The purpose of recycling is to prevent useful material resources being waste.

• Reduced the consumption of raw materials and energy usage.

• Avoid gas emissions.

• Conserve our environment

Recyclable Materials

Also called “recyclables” or “recyclates”, may originate from a wide range of source
including the home and industry. Examples of these may be:

• Glass

• Paper

• Textiles and plastics

Benefits

Recycling is beneficial in two ways:

1. It reduces the inputs (energy and raw materials) to a production system.

2. Reduces the amount of waste produced for disposal.

For Example: Recycling aluminum saves 95% of the energy cost of processing new
aluminum because the melting temperature is reduced from 900 °C to 600 °C. It is by far
the most efficient material to recycle.

Recycling reduces the environmental, social, and usually the economic costs of
manufacturing. This means we are conserving and protecting the natural resources
therefore we are helping planet earth with contamination problems.

How can we help recycle or stop polluting?

• Try no to litter the streets and throw garbage to special recycling places.

• Try to separate was in different categories for people in recycling center work more
efficiently.

• Try not to waste or make bad used of polluting resources such as gasoline and
other gas emissions.