Fiberboard out of plastic waste and dry leaves

The abundance of trees at Taguig Integrated School makes it an environmentally beneficial institution, yet one of its main problems is the daily accumulation of dry leaves on the ground. Furthermore, despite the school's constant encouragement to pick up their small trash, some students continue to throw their garbage, particularly plastics. As a result, the researchers were compelled to develop something that would help in conserving the trees while also minimizing, if not completely eliminating, the trash problem. The primary goal of the researchers was to create a fiberboard made of dry leaves and plastic waste. The researchers prepared the materials and samples needed. After getting the final product for each sample, the researchers, with the help of Department of Science and Technology (DOST) personnel, chose one sample for tensile and flexural testing. The fiberboard made from sample 2 was selected because it has a color and texture that is comparable to other fiberboards on the market. The DOST assisted in the thorough examination and testing of the product. Based on the results of the DOST tests, which demonstrated the product's tensile and flexural strength, the fiberboard (Sample 2), which contains a ratio of 60 grams of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plastic and 40 grams of dried leaves, is efficient and may be used as a substitute for other similar products on the market. It can now be confirmed that this kind of product is very advantageous to all schools in Taguig and in other places in terms of lowering the amount of trash, turning it into valuable resources, and aiding in the preservation of our home planet, Earth. Schools should not just dispose of their solid waste everywhere but instead create innovative ways to reduce their solid waste disposal.