My Team: Ammaar Landbrug, Mohammed El Massaoui, Ruba Ammiwala
Project: Plastic waste management; Burkina Faso is suffering from a major plastic waste disaster.
The project in short:
Plastic waste is currently one of the most pressing environmental problems.
Plastic waste is being dumped in the cities, rural areas by the industry and is finding
its way to the sea via rivers and canals. All these waste will infiltrate our food change.
To tackle this waste problem, we need to come with a device in which we can recycle
the plastic waste into trading goods. With this device, you and catch two birds with
one stone: The plastic is being recycled to generate some income, and people have
an incentive to collect plastic that has been discarded in the streets. Try to make your
technical solution for today’s waste, tomorrow’s profit!
Our idea:
The conclusion taken after thoroughly reading the assignment is that turning
plastic waste into frisbees is futile; frisbees will eventually turn into plastic waste
again within the span of two years. However, turning the waste into something more
durable and advantageous, such as power outlets, would be beneficial to Burkina
Faso’s infrastructure and economy on the long term. It would take an estimate of
thirty years for the plastic components within a power outlet to cycle back into the
waste disposal system (according to NACHI). In order to create these power outlets
from plastic it needs to melt it into a mold, which is the design that is made.
Dave Hakkens’ designs for his “Precious Plastic” project is the base. These
designs are relatively cheap compared to others with a price of approximately two
hundred and fifty euros, and thus perfect for Burkina Faso. The section of the
contraption that is targeted was the extrusion system. Starting by drawing numerous
blueprints for the extrusion. The drawing is on a scale of 2:1.
You can read my reflection and evaluation in my POP
In the appendix here you can see my ‘competentie monitor’