MULTIPURPOSE MECHANICAL PROCESSED RECYCLED WASTE PLASTIC AS TRAFFIC

BARRIER AND PLANTER BOX

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
 Plastic pollution is one of the major problems in our country.
 Plastic pollution can have harmful effects on the land and rivers by affecting wildlife and
habitat, but also on human health.
 The Philippines, a paradise for marine diversity, is the third largest contributor to dumped
plastic.
 Plastic pollution causes natural disaster such as floods.
 Plastic wastes are causing the death of animals by ingestion of plastic objects.

OBJECTIVES
 To have an economical traffic barrier to reduce the amount of plastic in the waste stream. By
recycling plastics into a barrier, it can also help the community to avoid natural calamities such
as floods.
 To avoid dumping plastic into bodies of water.
SIGNIFICANCE
Advantages
 Lightweight compared to concrete
 Low cost of materials
 Helps our nature
 Aesthetic purposes
Disadvantages
 It will increase the processing cost
 More energy will consume
 Air pollution will occur
Benefits
 Motor vehicle driver
 Community
 Government
 Environment

ELEVATED BIKE LANE FROM FTI TO ALABANG

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
 Workers from Alabang going to FTI and vice versa always experiencing heavy traffic.
 Cyclist are in danger due to the congested road and the number of trucks and buses
passing by.
 Cyclist is prone to air pollution coming from the vehicles they ride with.
OBJECTIVES
 To encourage workers to ride a bicycle instead of commuting public vehicles

SIGNIFICANCE
Advantage:
 They lessen their travel time when they go to work.
 Cyclist are safer to have their own way than ride with other vehicles or reduce accident.
 Less commuters will ride the public vehicles.
 Cycling will be their daily exercise

Disadvantage:
 Bike lanes can be costly
 Obstructions while constructing bike lane
 Air current can be dangerous to the cyclists
Benefits:
 Cyclists
 Community
 Environment
 Traffic
Lanes dedicated to bike traffic have a high cost-benefit ratio, research has found. In addition, the
lanes provide multiple benefits, including:

 Significantly fewer injuries to cyclists. 

 More people riding bikes because they feel safer, which helps control obesity and promotes
physical fitness in the local population.
 Improved safety for vehicles making right turns. Bike lanes add to the turning radius at
driveways and intersections, reducing the risk of rear-end crashes.
 Higher probability that drivers can avoid utility poles and other fixed obstacles due to the
greater area cleared of trees and other barriers to visibility.
 More space to place bus stops, improving safety for bus riders.
 More-confident drivers due to the additional open space created by paved shoulders and
dedicated bike lanes. The additional space improves drivers’ ability to navigate and make
quick stops.
 Improved safety for motorists who no longer need to cross into the oncoming traffic lane to
avoid bicyclists. The added space for bikes means that drivers can stay in their own lanes
without swerving to get around.
 Available space for vehicles that need to stop temporarily due to an emergency or
breakdown.
 Easier passage for emergency vehicles that need to get around congested traffic. Drivers
can pull onto the shoulder or into the bike lane to allow emergency vehicles to pass.
 Motorists travel at a more uniform speed without the need to slow down for cyclists,
increasing the traffic carrying capacity of local roads and highways.
 Better chances that motorists can avoid accidents or maneuver to make unavoidable
accidents less severe.
 Improved working conditions for utility and maintenance crews.
 Increased probability that drivers who accidentally swerve out of their travel lane can safely
returning to their own lane.
 Better visibility for motorists and cyclists entering a roadway from a driveway or side street,
along with better turning space and sight distance for all drivers.
 Improved runoff of storm water from travel lanes, which increases road capacity and traffic
safety.
 Better air quality because vehicles no longer need to travel on an unpaved shoulder to get
around cyclists.
 Increased functional life of pavement due to structural support, which decreases wear on
the outer pavement edge.
 The ability of drivers to safely pass on the right when other vehicles are turning left.