PROCESSING OF LOW-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE) AND HIGH- DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PLASTIC BAG WASTE AS STARTING MATERIALS IN SHOEMAKING
The accumulation of plastic waste has become a global problem, because the production rate is not matched by the recycling rate. Plastic waste can be a commodity which in its implementation can involve the role of the community in positive empowerment. From the nature and characteristics of LDPE...
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| Format: | Final Project |
| Language: | Indonesia |
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| Online Access: | https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/52031 |
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| Institution: | Institut Teknologi Bandung |
| Language: | Indonesia |
| Summary: | The accumulation of plastic waste has become a global problem, because
the production rate is not matched by the recycling rate. Plastic waste can be a
commodity which in its implementation can involve the role of the community
in positive empowerment. From the nature and characteristics of LDPE and
HDPE plastic bags, they can be processed into starting materials in shoemaking.
Shoes are worn to support everyday human activities. By choosing the right
materials, designs and technology, shoes made from recycled plastic bags can
have resale value. A scientific approach is carried out, starting with
characterization, selecting processing parameters such as temperature modes, and
testing the specimen to obtain data of mechanical and surface properties from the
recycled plastic. In this research, the recycling process of HDPE and LDPE were
conducted, resulting slip on sneakers that were made out of HDPE strips and
high heels that were made of LDPE strips that were woven together using the
crochet method. From the results of this study, a simple recycling process that
has been conducted has the potential to utilize HDPE and LDPE plastic bag
waste basic materials in shoemaking. |
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