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Plastic Bag Recycler

Plastic Bag Recycler. Plastic Bag Rejuvenator. Green Team B. Customer. Bag bans/levies in Rwanda, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Botswana, South Africa - however shop keepers depend on bags Paper bags unaffordable - 5x cost of plastic

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Plastic Bag Recycler

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  1. Plastic Bag Recycler Plastic Bag Rejuvenator Green Team B

  2. Customer • Bag bans/levies in Rwanda, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zanzibar, Botswana, South Africa - however shop keepers depend on bags • Paper bags unaffordable - 5x cost of plastic • Unsuccessful attempts to curb usage - culture • International Institute for Justice and Development • Volontaire-Globalisation • “Simple” Request - To get rid of plastic bag pollution in Lome, Togo!

  3. Benchmarking • No recycling service in Lomé currently • Unskilled monthly wage = $32/month

  4. Testing • Parameters: • Temperature • Pressure • Feed rate • Bag material (HDPE vs. LDPE) • Number of layers • Polymer chain alignment

  5. Additional Challenges • Fusing Machine • Determine optimal temperature/pressure/feed rate settings • Include Controls • Pressure, temperature, feed • Longer feed sheets • Preprocessing • Cutting machine • Postprocessing • End product research: what would optimize value for Togolese end-users? • IIJD suggestions: thick plywood-like sheets for furniture, buckets, flip-flops, rope

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