The waste management company is concerned about the amount of
waste being dumped by households on a daily basis. According to the waste management records, approximately 8.5 million tons of paper, glass, aluminum, metal and plastic are disposed each year and about 20, 000 tons of recyclables are in the factory each month. Due to the excessive amount of waste being dumped, landfill areas are becoming scarce and soon there will be no place to dump our household waste, which means by that time pollution will become a serious issue in society. And as the years come and go it will not be put to a stop. Researches have proofed that each year the amount of waste is increasing by 8%. Therefore, it is very important that we learn to reuse and recycle our household waste to useful products that will become of good use to us. Challenge
The concern which is lain heavily on the waste management company
shoulders is the issue of the excessive amount household waste being dumped regularly. And due to this, the effects will have a negative impact on the people in society. Therefore my group was assigned to help curb the situation in recycling the unwanted household items into useful products. My group is required to create and design a useful product that will help us, from household waste being disposed from our homes. The invention that we are to make should be safe to anyone who uses it. It must be attractive. Also it should be inexpensive as the materials are used and it should be environmentally friendly. Therefore, the product should meet the four requirements. Solution 1 A lamp Materials used: Used plastic spoons Used 5 litre blue waters bottle Glue gun and glue sticks
Description: this lamp is make of broken spoons. It is then attached to
the bottle. The spoons are not painted or anything of that sought, they are left alone so that when it is lite, the light can be transparent or translucent through it and it will not be opaque. This recyclable is a good way to help curb the waste issue and help decorate your interior. Solution 2 A shelf Materials used: A wooden ladder
Description: it is simply a shelf made on an old wooden ladder, attached
on the wall. This recyclable is an easy way of not having sacks of books, etc. on your desk, but having them well organized on your wall at home. The Chosen Solution
Specification Solution 1 Solution 2 Rating Scale
Safe 3 2 1-poor Attractive 4 3 2-fair Inexpensive 4 2 Environmentally 4 3 3-very good Friendly 4-excellent Total 15 10 According to the voting table, as you can see the solution that was chosen was solution 1. It scored 15 out of 16, getting total in all specifications except the first one.
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Testing the Chosen Solution Name of tester: Occupation: Place: Time:
Specification Solution 1 Solution 2
Safe Attractive Inexpensive Environmentally Friendly Total