Production of Styro-Plastic Wall Tile Using Plastic Bottles,
Styrofoam and Dried Fibers of Talahib Leaves
Objectives
1. To prove that we can use waste materials in our community to produce
an alternative wall tile with a good quality.
2. To compare the durability of the wall tile made of recycled
materials to the commercial wall tile.
3. To develop an affordable choice of wall tile especially for those
who have a small budget.
4. To lessen the perennial problem everywhere which is caused by waste
materials by recycling them into a new product.
Methodology
A. Materials
1. Dry Fibers of Talahib
2. Plastic Bottles
3. Styrofoam
4. Resin
5. Hardener
6. Molder
7. Hammer
8. Oil
9. Strainer
10. Burner
B. Procedure
1. Collect used plastic bottles and styrofoam.
2. Pulverized the bottles by hammering and grinding until the
pieces are small enough and the edges can no longer cut the
skin.
3. Put the grinded bottles into a strainer to separate the small
pieces from the bigger ones. Hammer and grind the bigger pieces
until it reached the desired size.
4. Prepare three samples in different proportions to be able to
know the appropriate mixture.
5. Put a certain amount of oil in the molder then set in on fire
until the oil is hot enough.
6. Put the Styrofoam in the molder and continue stirring until all
the Styrofoam melts. The melted Styrofoam should look like a
paste.
7. Mix the pulverized bottle in the melted Styrofoam until all the
pulverized bottle is mixed evenly throughout the melted
Styrofoam.
8. Remove the molder from fire and allow the mixture to cool for
30 minutes.
9. Remove the tile in the molder.
10. Rate the texture of the tile.
11. Conduct tests to determine the durability of the specimen.