ECO-SYNTHETIC WOOD

GENERATION: AN
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE
PROJECT

Team Eco-Synthetic Wood

Cardona Senior High School
Cardona, Rizal, Philippines
2019
 Background

This study aimed to test the acceptability of the developed plastic

shredder machine and the mechanical properties of eco-synthetic
wood from the reused plastic solid waste to help the community in
reducing plastic solid waste generation.

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Impact or Outcomes of the Study

o Reduction of plastic solid waste generation

o Livelihood Program
o Community Development

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 Objectives

o Develop and test the acceptability of the

plastic shredder machine;
o Develop and test the flexural strength and
tensile strength of the eco-synthetic wood.
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 Methods and Measurables

o Developmental Method, Descriptive Method, and Experimental

Method
o The variables that are used in the study were the various features
of the plastic shredder machine and the tensile strength and
flexural strength of the eco-synthetic wood.

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Development of Plastic Shredder Machine

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Methods

Preparing of Materials in Eco-synthetic

Wood Generation

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Methods

Mixing Process

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Methods

Compression of the Mixed Materials

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Methods

Preparation for the Mechanical Testing

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Methods

Mechanical Property Testing of

The Eco-synthetic Wood

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 Statistical Tool

o Mean and Standard Deviation

o One-way Analysis of Variance

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 COMPOSITE RANK OF THE LEVEL OF ACCEPTABILITY OF THE
PLASTIC SHREDDER MACHINE

Mean Rank Verbal Interpretation

4.48 4.57 4.56 4.51 4.53

0 0 0 0 0

Functionality Safety and Portability Design Completeness

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Maintenance
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THE FLEXURAL STRENGTH AND TENSILE STRENGTH OF THE
ECO-SYNTHETIC WOOD

Flexural Strength Tensile Strength

22.2313

17.7585 17.3124

10.7663
9.4089
7.2773

50% polyethylene Plastics and 60% polyethylene Plastics and 70% polyethylene Plastics and
50% wood based materials 40% wood based materials 30% wood based materials 16
 SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE ON THE FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF THE
ECO-SYNTHETIC WOOD ASTM STANDARDS FOR PLASTICS

Verbal
Source of SS df MS P-value Hypothesis Interpretation
Variation
Between
Groups 44.40008 2 22.20004
0.005333
Rejected Significant
Within Groups 9.399635 6 1.566606

Total 53.79971 8

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 SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE ON THE FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF THE
ECO-SYNTHETIC WOOD ASTM STANDARDS FOR PLASTICS

Source of Verbal
SS df MS P-value Hypothesis
Variation Interpretation

Between
Groups 18.56012 2 9.280062
0.0240846 Rejected Significant
Within Groups 7.536361 6 1.25606

Total 26.09648 8

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 GRAMS OF POLYETHYLENE PLASTICS WERE USED IN
MAKING 8 BY 8 INCHES OF ECO-SYNTHETIC WOOD

Number of eco-synthetic wood

50 pcs 100pcs 150 pcs
Concentration
Kilograms Kilograms Kilograms
60% polyethylene Plastics
and 40% wood based 6.900 13.800 20.700
materials

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 Conclusions
o The plastic shredder machine is Extremely
accepted
o The formulation of 60% polyethylene plastics and
40% wood based materials has the highest flexural
strength and tensile strength
o This study will help in reducing the plastic solid
waste generation the community.
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 Recommendations

o Test the other mechanical properties of the eco-synthetic

wood.
o Use another kind of materials in making eco-synthetic wood.
o Enhance the plastic shredder machine.
o Conduct further study to enhance the acceptability of the
said project.
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