Prototype Design of Plastic Waste Processing Equipment

Abstract

Abstract Garbage is the remnants of human daily activities or natural processes that are solid or semi-solid, in the form of organic or inorganic substances, and are biodegradable or non-biodegradable which are considered to be no longer useful and thrown into the environment [2]. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a plastic waste processing device in order to produce an effective output and use of time efficiently. In this research, the development of plastic waste processing equipment products is done by integrating the chopper and heating machine into one tool, then can produce various kinds of recycle products. This plastic waste processor can process thermoplastic plastic types. Thermoplastic is a type of plastic that can be recycled or reprinted by reheating processes, such as Polyethylene (PE), Polystyrene (PS), ABS, Policarbonate (PC), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Polypropylene (PP). To make a prototype design of a plastic waste processing device, a product architecture is carried out for the arrangement of the functional parts of a product in the form of a scheme, then an industrial design is carried out to see the level of importance of the product based on the application of aesthetic and ergonomic art. Product design was designed using Autodesk Inventor software. Then the last process, which is making prototypes of plastic waste processing equipment in accordance with consumer needs. By doing this research it is hoped to be one alternative in dealing with the problem of plastic waste through the creativity of its users in producing recycle products in order to be useful and have a sale value.