OPTIMASI LIMBAH PLASTIK MELALUI MATT PAPER TUMBUH

Abstract

Increased demand for paper and accumulation of plastic waste causes  increasing damage to the enviroment. One way to finalize the  damage  is  to utilize  plastic waste that is turned into biodegradable, growing matt paper. With the intention to produce a paper that not only meets the needs but also cares for the environment,is easily biodegradable and can grow like plants without becoming new waste but instead  becomes a source of oxygen for life. The process of making paper for growing plastic waste begins with collecting plastics from householdnwaste and sorted according to the code of identification of each plastic gas. Then cleaned to remove  dirt.  Furthermore,  it is crushed so that it becomes  PET granules  by adding  pieces  og  calcium  carbon. Then the mixture in the casting process is heated in the casting process is heated in temperatures over 100˚C to from pellets. These pellets will be processed into paper. In  the process of making paper, micro- sized plant seeds are added. The paper to be produced is very compatible with matt paper which is usually used as paper to make invitations. So, the application of this paper very appropriate because this invitation paper is not used or stored so that it will become waste again. The parameters observed were gramature, tensile strength and tearing strength. The results show that the composition of waste paper has a very significant effect on gramature and tensile  strength and is in accordance with matt paper.