LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES - DAVAO

LPU Compound, KM 11 C.P. Garcia Highway, Sasa, Davao City

“Specialty Handmade Paper using Durian Rinds”

A Project Proposal Presented to the office of

National Service Training Program
Civic Welfare Training Service
2nd Term, A.Y. 2019-2020

MALINTAD, Dan Luid Q.

February 2020
OBJECTIVES
To provide an alternative, cheap, and safe product for the chosen local to make a
business with and to help reduce and recycle raw materials that would benefit the
community and the environment.
LOCALE
Baguio District is consist of eight (8) barangays and is located 35 kilometers
west from the center of downtown Davao City, Philippines. This place is composed of
agriculture and forest lands which more than half of the land is devoted to it that range
from almost 13,000 hectares, supplying the city with different kinds of fresh products.
Other than agriculture, most business in Baguio District are into retailing, such as
offering culture/community tourism, agri-processing, agri-tourism, and retirement
villages which provides number of business lines for the benefit of the economic status
of the people.

RAW MATERIALS
Baguio district being an agricultural hub provides the majority of city’s fresh
products and the presence of exportation. Raw materials are accessible and abundant
in the said district. The raw materials that can be found in the locale are the following.
1. Corn
2. Cacao
3. Cavendish Banana
4. Durian
5. Pineapple
PROJECT
According to Department of Agriculture’s High Value Commercial Crops Regional
Coordinator Melani A. Provido, the Philippines is producing around 54,700 metric tons
of durian annually, with majority of production areas located in Mindanao.
The flesh and seeds make up around 60 percent of the fruit, while the husk or
skin which is generally considered waste material. Every year, around 22,000 metric
tons of durian rinds are produced, which usually end up in the garbage dumps and
streets to rot.
Instead of throwing out the rinds, it can be used to produce specialty papers that
are useful to the community and can help in starting a business. It can also help reduce
wastes, reduce the numbers of trees that can be harvested for paper products, and
saves energy that can reduce any form of pollution.
PROCEDURES
Materials needed:
Durian rinds
Used paper
Potassium Permanganate
Sieve or Silk screen
Water
Blender
Processing Durian Rinds into Paper
Step 1.
Wash durian rinds in clean water and then soak them in 1 g, or one teaspoon, of
potassium permanganate in 20 liters of water for about 30 minutes.
Step 2.
Slice the soaked durian rinds into small pieces
Step 3.
Tear paper, or newsprint, into small pieces and soak them for 24 hours.
Step 4.
Weigh durian rinds and paper at a ratio of 7:1 or 1.75 kg durian rinds to 0.25 kg
paper.
Step 5.
Boil durian rinds in 4 liters of water for about one hour and leave to cool.
Step 6.
Stir durian rinds, boiled water and paper together, put everything in a basin with
10 liters of water. Blend them together.
Step 7.
Make a sieve or use a silk screen to sieve the durian rinds.
Step 8.
Sieve the blended durian rinds and paper, grade filament consistently and all
over the sieve. Thickness and neatness depends on graders’ skills.
Step 9.
Dry the sieve in the sunshine for about 5 hours. Filament will be dried and paper
can be removed from the sieve
Step 10.
Keep the dried paper in a dry place for later use.

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Durian Rinds – skin or husk of a durian.
Specialty Paper - papers that are manufactured to a specific usage.

REFERENCES
Baguio District. 2010. http://invest.davaocity.gov.ph/. Retrieved from
http://invest.davaocity.gov.ph/ wp-content/ uploads/2018/09/Baguio-District-Profile.pdf
Food and Fertilizer Technology Center. 2005.Paper made from Durian Rinds. Retrieved
from http://www.fftc.agnet.org/library.php?func=view&style=type&id=2011071622.