ASSIGNMENT 2: BROOM FROM PLASTIC BOTTLES

E-BOOK PRODUCT
(BROOM FROM PLASTIC BOTTLES)

VRT3013 TEKNOLOGI BAHAN (KUMPULAN 2)

GROUP MEMBERS:

NOR AZMINA BINTI MUHAMMAD FIRDAUS NUR AISHAH FATIHAH
MOHD AMIN BIN MUZAMIL BINTI MOHAMAD
D20191088445 D20191088428 ASMADI
D20191088468
WAN NUR ADILA BINTI NUR ALYA LIYANA
WAN ZALANI BINTI NASRI NUR JUWAIRIAH BINTI
D20191088488 D20191088489 MOHAMED ZOHARI
D20191088491

INTRODUCTION

v Brooms are cleaning tools that are somewhere in between,
suitable for sweeping the floors of homes and businesses, soft
enough to be flexible and to move even light dust, but stiff
enough to achieve a firm sweeping action.

v In this innovation, we reused the empty plastic water bottles that
are collected throughout the week and make a broom for both
outside and inside of the house.

v Using several cut up water bottles and a stick, a broom can be
produced.

Why did we choose brooms?

v The broom is suitable for everyday use
and helps in organizing as well as
reducing the waste of plastic water
bottles. Plastic water bottles can lead
to the destruction of our Mother Earth.
For every six bottles people buy, only
one is recycled. It takes at least up to
1000 years for every single bottle to
decompose, leaking pollutants into our
soil and water.

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

TOOLS

v Cutter - To cut the top and bottom
of the plastic bottles.

v Scissors - To cut the middle of the
plastic bottles into strips.

v Stapler - To attach the two plastic
bottles together.

MATERIALS

v Plastic bottles - The most
important material to make a
broom.

v Wooden pole - As a broom handle.

TECHNIQUES USED IN
MAKING THIS PRODUCT

01 Intersect 02 Substract
Intersect means two Substract means part of
object that combine the materials being cut
together which is the two off as it will not be used.
bottles will combine and This technique is used to
half or part of the bottles cut the unused part of
will be cut off. the bottles.

INSTRUCTIONS OF
WORK

HOW TO?

1 2

Cut off the top of the first plastic bottle Cut the bottom of the first
using a knife. Use a sharp knife to plastic bottle using a knife.
facilitate the cutting process. Be sure
not to cut too close to the bottle cap so
as not to damage the bottle.

3 4 5

Cut the first part of the plastic Cut the bottom of the second Flatten the top of the
bottle into strips. The thinner plastic bottle and cut it into strips plastic bottle.
the strip, the easier it is to use. like the cut of the first bottle.
Leave about 5cm of the bottle Make sure the measurement
between the top with the strip between the top of the bottle and
cut. the strip cut is the same as the
first bottle.

6 7

Insert the second plastic bottle into the Attach the first and second
first plastic bottle. plastic bottles using a stapler.
Attach well so that the bottle is
not easily pulled out.

8 9

Insert a wooden stick into a plastic The broom is ready to use.
bottle. Tighten the wooden stick with
the bottle so that it is not easily pulled
out.

EXPERIMENTING THE
PRODUCT MADE

EXPERIMENT 1 (HOW LONG CAN THIS BROOM BE USED USING
DIFFERENT BINDING TOOLS - 3 BOTTLES USED)

Tools / Day Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7

Zip tight √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Still in a very good condition.

Iron wire √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Stapler √ Can be used for a long time.

√√√√√√

Still in good condition, can be used to sweep
dry leaves.

Zip tight v Based on the table, we can conclude the
Stapler broom with zip tight as it binding tools can be
used for all 7 days and is still in good condition.
This is because the zip tight used has its own
lock so it will not be easily pulled out.

v Next, the broom that used iron wire to
combine the materials can also be used for all
7 days because the wire used is strong as it is
made from iron. Hence, it will not be easily
pulled out and can be used for a long time.

v We can also conclude the broom with stapler
as its binding tools can be used for all 7 days
however it is not recommended to use
because over time it will be pulled out. In fact,
this stapler is not capable binding brooms that

Iron wire use bottles in large quantities.

EXPERIMENT 2 (IS THIS BROOM SUITABLE FOR USAGE OUTDOOR OR INDOOR
BASED ON THE THICKNESS OF THE BROOM’S STRIP - 3 BOTTLES USED)

Item / Thickness Thick Strips Thick and Thin Strips Thin Strips

Paper √ √ √
Sand √ √
Plastic Bottle × √ √
Dry Leaves √ √
Dust √ √ √
Indoor / Outdoor √ Indoor and Outdoor Indoor
×
Outdoor

Thin strips v Based on the table, we can conclude that thick
striped broom is the most suitable broom for
Thick and outdoor use due to the strip having a large
thin strips surface area so it is convenient and easy to
sweep large rubbish outside the house.

v Besides, the thin striped broom is the most
suitable broom for indoor use as it can sweep
dust and other debris in the house. This broom
can also sweep medium-sized rubbish easily
because it has more strips due to it being
thinner.

v Although the thick and thin striped broom can
sweep the same items as the thin striped broom,
it is concluded that this broom is more effective
to be used as it can sweep all size rubbish
outdoor and indoor.

Thick
strips

DESIGNS AND
INNOVATIONS

v Green and transparent plastic bottles are used because they
give a variety of colours. This broom is a combination of two
different hardness of plastic bottles which is the green one is
harder than the transparent plastic bottle. The green plastic
bottle on the outside because it is more durable and not
easily broken than a transparent plastic bottle. The
transparent bottle is inside because it is less hard and able to
sweep small objects easily.

v The end of the outer plastic bottle is bent inwards while the
inside plastic bottle end’s remain as before which is straight.
The end of the outer plastic bottle is bent inwards to make
sure the efficiency of sweeping is at its maximum as it can
catch more dusts and rubbish.

DISCUSSION RELATED
TO VRT3013

WHY PLASTIC
BOTTLES IS USED?

Plastic bottles are widely used in our daily
life. Plastic bottles are also a non-
biodegradable product where it does not
decompose and biodegrade in a short
amount of time. A high usage of plastic will
increase the number of non-biodegradable
waste. We are able to reuse old plastic
bottles as DIY plastic bottle-broom.

Does this product have an effect on the environment or

Reduce waste economy? Energy
Conservation
Landfill space is limited, and the Resource
conditions in landfills make it Conservation Creating new materials from
nearly impossible for anything, existing materials uses significantly
including plastic, to biodegrade. Recycling plastic water bottles less energy than using raw
Recycling plastic water bottles helps to conserve natural materials. According to the
helps to conserve space that resources, specifically oil. The Environmental Protection Agency,
can be used for other waste. Environmental Protection Agency recycling one pound of
estimates that recycling one ton polyethylene terephthalate (PET),
of plastic conserves the plastic most commonly used in
approximately 3.8 barrels of crude water bottles, conserves
oil. approximately 12,000 BTUs (British
thermal units) of heat energy.

Does this product have an effect on the environment or

Reduce Greenhouse economy?

Gas Emissions Generate an

The plastic manufacturing income
process results in the creation of
greenhouse gases, including A new way of recycling plastic has been introduced by
carbon dioxide, which is converting plastic bottles into brooms.
thought to contribute A Manipur man managed to combat pollution by manufacturing
significantly to the global the plastic brooms using used plastic bottles. Furthermore, the
warming effect. man managed to manufacture a number of 20 - 30 brooms and
create an income with it.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wap.business-
standard.com/article-amp/news-ani/manipur-man-creates-
brooms-from-plastic-bottles-to-combat-pollution-
118122900707_1.html
To read more, click on the link above!

How are DIY Plastic
bottle-Broom
beneficial for us?

01 Good for indoor 02 Low cost
and outdoor use 04
The brooms are constructed with
The DIY broom is a good tool reusable plastic bottles. The
production of DIY Plastic bottle-
to sweep dry leaves, papers, Broom is in a cost-effective way.
We are also able to conserve
dirty trash and clean up money to buy new brooms and
conserve electrical energy used in
clogged up drains. The electrical appliances such as
vacuum cleaners.
brooms can also be utilize
Effective
indoors.
Easy to The DIY brooms are effective
03 construct and able to sweep trash as the
intended function.
The important tools required
are used plastic bottles and it
is easy to obtain. The
instructions to build a DIY
Broom are clear and easy to
understand.

GROUP MEMBERS
PRODUCT GALLERY

NUR ALYA
LIYANA

NUR AISHAH
FATIHAH

WAN NUR
ADILA

NUR MUHAMMAD
JUWAIRIAH FIRDAUS

NUR
AZMINA

CONCLUSION

vPlastic bottles are non-

biodegradable products that are
produced daily in millions of tons
worldwide. Because of this, the
planet suffers from pollution that
results in the extinction of many
species of flora and fauna, in
addition to the accumulation of
garbage. By recycling the plastic
bottles into the DIY plastic bottles
broom that can save the
environment and give a second
life to plastic bottles.

v The DIY plastic bottles broom is a very simple and durable broom for homes that
can be done with our own hands in a very short time because the techniques that
were used to make the broom were so simple and easy that it only took several
steps.

v The material used to make this broom was so easy to find and has a low cost to
buy it, such as the main material which is a plastic bottle that we often use in daily
life. To make this broom, we used at least 2 plastic bottles, the more plastic bottles
the better. This makes it more effective to clean the garbage.

v For the handle, we can take a smooth wooden stick or use a plastic tube. The
length of the handle is determined at its discretion, but its thickness is better to
make it fit the diameter of the neck of the bottle.

v We can conclude that this homemade broom will be very useful to help sweep the
garbage, dry leaves effectively in a short time.

REFERENCES

http://suretorque.eu/support
/useful-information/plastic-
bottle-properties.html
https://www.livescience.com/
33085-petroleum-derived-
plastic-non-
biodegradable.html

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