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CONFERENCE PROCEEDING
ECOMASK: Solution to Overcome Mask Waste within the Scope of Pesantren
Raditha Salwa Aqiila, Ratu Azalea Meiza Asri, Sabrina Yuniar Mufida Wibowo, Salsabilaa, Dewi Arif Hidayati*
SMA Ar-Rohmah Putri “Boarding School”, Malang, Indonesia
*Corresponding author: [email protected]
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a buildup of mask waste in Indonesia. Based on LIPI data, the amount of B3 waste generation including masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) in Indonesia reached 1,662.75 tons. Improper treatment of mask waste can trigger the spread of the virus. One way to take mask waste is to arrange mask waste into ecobrick. Ecobrick are eco-friendly alternative products that can be made into creative and innovative work. The purpose of ecobricking is to manage disposable mask waste to be used as a use-value item. This research uses qualitative descriptive method.
Ecobricking is done by sterilizing masks and stockpilling masks in bottles of mineral water until they are solid. Once the ecobrick are confirmed to be solid, the ecobrick are measured in mass to be compared to other-based ecobrick. Ecobrick with a bottle volume of 250 ml have a mass of 162.9 grams while ecobrick with a botlle volume of 500 ml have a mass of 266.2 grams. When compared to ecobrick made of plastic, waste mask ecobrick have a heavier mass, potentially becoming more optimal ecobrick to replace the function of brick.
Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, Ecobricks, Environment, Medical masks, Waste.
INTRODUCTION
The Covid-19 pandemic is hitting Indonesia, this condition forces all citizens to wear masks as an effort to break the chain of the spread of the Covid-19 virus. Based on LIPI data, there are 1,662.75 tons of B3 waste in Indonesia, which contains masks and personal protective equipment. According to (Putra, 2004) disposable masks have a bad impact on the environment, this is because one of the constituents of disposable masks is polypropylene. There are a type of plastic that takes about 450 years to decompose (Istikharotun, 2021) The accumulation of masks that are not handled properly without being processed by the authorized institution will cause the spread of viruses and bacteria that stick to the masks. The spread of the virus can disrupt the animal food chain which will have an impact on human health as well (Selvarajan;Novaratman;Satheeskumar;Rajeev, 2021)
Processing the waste into ecobricks is one of the innovations in recycling masks to reduce the amount in the current environment. According to (Lubis, 2021) ecobricks are made from used plastic bottles filled with materials such as soil or other plastic materials. Substitution of bricks with ecobricks is expected to reduce the negative impact of plastic materials that release CO2. The use of ecobricks in the manufacture of furniture and buildings has a longer durability because the plastic material used is not easily decomposed (Putra, 2004)
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MATERIALS AND METHODS/ METHODOLOGY
This study uses experimental research methods, this research located in the courtyard of the Ar-Rohmah Putri Islamic Boarding School Campus 2. Tools and materials used in this study include: scissors, basin, table, iron, mask waste, bottles with sizes of 250 ml and 500 ml and disinfectant liquid.
This research began with the collection of used masks for 10 weeks and continued with sterilized of the masks used a disinfectant liquid that was soaked for 10-20 minutes. The mask is then dried in the sun, and cut into smaller pieces. Masks that have been cut are put into bottles of different sizes and compacted using an iron until there is absolutely no air in the bottle. So the resulting ecobricks can have a large mass so that the ecobricks are sturdy. Then data processing is carried out by calculating the density and volume of the ecobrick, using the formula for the volume of a cone we can find the volume of each ecobrick and then comparing it with ecobricks made of plastic.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Special Way to make an Ecobrick
The main thing that must be considered in this study is at the mask sterilized stage, it is ensured that there are no viruses / bacteria on the masks used, because in this study using B3 medical waste that requires special treatment (ministry of healht indonesia, 2020) Make sure the wire has been removed and the mask has been cut so that during compaction there is no space left, so that the resulting ecobricks can be very dense (Sahwan ; Martono, 2005) According to (Istikharotun, 2021) compresses plastic with iron so that the ecobricks are
really sturdy.This ecobrick that has been made calculates the volume using a cone volume that has a shape close to the bottle in use.
Calculate The Volume and Mass of Ecobricks Table 1. Number of mask collecting every week
TIME AMOUNT OF MASKS
One week 253 gr
Nine weeks 2.118 gr
One year 11.299 gr
This ecobrick that has been made calculates the volume using a cone volume that has a shape close to the bottle in use. V= 1/3 × × r × r × h. Start from the ecobrick of volume 250 ml is 221,714458 L and the volume of 500 ml is 426,39787 L. The mass of ecobricks is also needed to calculate the potential generated by comparing it with the mass of plastic ecobricks. The scale used to calculate mass is the Ohaus balance. The ecobrick of volume 250 ml is 162,9 grams and the volume of 500 ml is 266,2 grams
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Potential for Mask Waste to be made into Ecobricks
Figure 1. Difference in the mass of ecobricks
As many as 2,118 masks were collected for 10 weeks, If on average 235 masks are collected every week and in one year 11,299 masks are obtained (1). The mass of ecobricks made from plastic waste in the research of (Abriastuti, 2019) with a volume of 600 ml is 262.8211 grams, which means that ecobricks from mask waste with a volume of 500 ml have a heavier mass of 266.2 grams. (2)
CONCLUSION
To reduce mask waste, masks are processed into ecobricks using plastic bottles. In this study, it can be concluded that ecobricks made of masks have a greater mass than plastic, the compaction process of masks being the main influence of the mass of ecobricks. Ensuring that there is no air in the bottle and compacting the mask using an iron helps the ecobricks compaction process which results in a stronger product.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This research was supported by SMA Ar-Rohmah Putri IIBS.
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Bottle 500 ml (From Mask) Bottle 600 ml (From Plastic) Mass of Ecobrick (ml)
Volume of Ecobrick (ml)
