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Volume no. 3 | 2023/11
Issue no. 1


Title
Bioternate: Biodegradable Plastic Out of Jackfruit Seeds
Author
Staicy Lianne B. Jusi, Mel Jayson S. Lucero, Ivan James D. Macuha, Phillip Anselmo C. Ocampo
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Abstract
The main objective of this study was to create biodegradable plastic that could serve as an alternative to address and resolve plastic waste pollution. It is primarily focused on solving the continuous problem of disregarded plastic waste by reusing waste to produce fabricated plastic packaging, particularly for online parcels. As experimentation is needed in the study to formulate the product, it employs an experimental research design wherein the quantitative data are analyzed using frequency distribution, ranking, weighted mean, composite mean, and ANOVA. A survey questionnaire was utilized as the primary data gathering instrument, whereas ninety (90) residential respondents within Batangas City were selected as the respondents for the study using the simple random sampling method. Furthermore, findings reveal that biodegradable plastic is an eco-friendly alternative that is not harmful and is safe to use since it does not contain petrochemicals. The data also revealed that bioplastic is efficient to use as packaging because of its features that promote a positive effect on its quality until its impact, leaving numerous benefits to the users. Along with this, it is noted that there are no significant differences regarding the effects of changing ordinary plastic packaging to biodegradable plastic. All in all, the results and conclusion identified that, although the study proved to be a great alternative, applicable, and useful, improvements are necessary to bring out the product's full potential
Keywords
Jackfruit Seeds, Biodegradable plastic, Conventional plastic, Waste, Packaging
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