PHILIPPINE WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

JOSE ABAD SANTOS MEMORIAL SCHOOL

Senior High School

Edible Juice: Innovation to Promote Waste

Reduction and Sustainable

Packaging

A RESEARCH PROPOSAL

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT

OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN

PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

BY

Emmanuel S. Hernandez

Hannah Louisa B. Fidelino

Maria Elisha R. Cedilla

DATE
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES………………………………………………………………….

LIST OF FIGURES………………………………………………………………...

CHAPTER

I. INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………….

1.1 Conceptual Framework of the Study…………………………………...

1.2 Statement of the Problem……………………………………………....

1.3 Hypotheses……………………………………………………………..

1.4 Significance of the Study……………………………………………....

1.5 Scope and Limitations of the Study…………………………………....

1.6 Definition of terms……………………………………………………..

 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during 2015,

the total of plastic waste collected around the world was 300 million tons and half

of it was only used once. Also, they ranked the Philippines first out of the top 5,

because of the total kilos of plastic waste every day which is 6.2 million kilos,

where 81 percent of it was not cleaned properly or not at all. But compared with

the plastic waste in Japan that has a total of 19.6 million and with the United

States, with a total of 37.73 million they did not have a 0 percent of

mismanagement rating. One of the causes they saw was the appropriate cleaning

of the waste (Abbas 2018).

According to the report of Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey Center for Business

and Environment during 2015, the Philippines ranked third with having the most

causes of plastics to be discarded in the ocean and with the highest in Southeast

Asian Countries to collect plastic. In addition to that, according to the brand audit,

6 among the ten who were leading plastic polluters in the country were the

multinational brands, with 79 percent of it coming from the food packaging, 12

percent that came from households, and 8 percent that came from personal care

products. Because of the inappropriate way the plastics were discarded, the
waterways have been affected because of the intercept of plastics in their

passageway (Pilipino Star Ngayon 2018).

Plastics is indeed a phrase that refers to a plethora of different or moderate

components which are already utilized in a wide variety of applications. Plastics

may be found almost everywhere. Plastic products enable them to experience a

cleaner, easier, safer, and more joyful life (Wikipedia, date unknown).

According to an article, the causes of this problem were plain old trash were the

products that they did not expect to be plastic were classified as plastics still and

when it is discarded or when it becomes waste, it can do harm to the environment

they are in. It is overused with the fact that because of its cheap price, people

around the world use it primarily. Also, because of the same reason, people used

to not value affordable products. The plastic takes a lot of years to be decomposed

because of the chemical composition that was present in plastics that were strong

and made to last longer. The use of fishing nets that were made by plastics that

when submerged in the water, can release toxins that can affect the wildfires to be

killed. The mismanaged disposal of plastics. Because the materials used to make

plastics were made to last long, they cannot be burned and can harm the

environment because of the toxins released in the air because of the smoke that

spreads in the air (Rinkesh date unknown).

The possible effects of plastic use were the use of plastic as packaging, for

example, the bottled water that they drink has microplastics in it. There were 90

percent microplastics present in a plastic bottle that can be metabolized in the

liver that can form Bisphenol A, and stayed in the people, in their urine. Also,

because animals ate plastic materials, it can cause plastic indigestion that can

poison them. Pollution in the groundwater, land, and air can also be an effect

because of the release of toxins in different scenarios. For example, in

groundwater mostly the toxins are released in using the fishnets in water, inland

when it interacts with landfills and form dangerous chemicals that can affect the

water quality, and in the air when the toxins were released by the burning plastics.

Because plastics were made with tons of toxic chemicals, they can affect the

health of living things; animals, people, etc. (Rinkesh date unknown).

Most of the children or kids love the sweet taste. They love to eat sweet fruits and

they do not want bitter or sour fruits. but if a child sees their parents are eating

and enjoying fruits, they are more likely to join in. but the other children will not

eat even though they saw their parents enjoying the fruit. Because of that, some

parents want to encourage their children to eat fruits in other forms like

smoothies, fruit shakes, salads, etc. (Khan 2020).

Why do other kids not want to eat fruits? Because children are still learning which

food is safe for them. And if the kid is younger than six years of age, he may

refuse to eat some fruits because of their strong taste like calamansi, and orange.
Children have more taste buds than adults and thus they find simpler and sweeter

foods more palatable to other pungent fruits. There are some kids who want

something surprising and new (Khan 2020).

The researchers want to encourage the children to eat fruits. The researcher has an

idea from edible water. Instead of edible water, the researcher will make

something new, something that can attract children to eat fruits. The researcher

will make an edible fruit juice full of nutrients that can help keep them healthy

and even help reduce the risk of disease.

Also, the researcher’s idea is not only for the kids but also concerned in their

world. The plastic pollution in their world is currently growing every day that

causes the destruction of the habitats of animals and the terrible impact on marine

species. Instead of using plastic, They will use an edible drink to reduce plastic

pollution that harms plants, animals, and humans.

Plastic water bottles, which typically prove to be difficult to degrade, were well-

known to be highly polluting. Nevertheless, advocates' initiatives to persuade

customers to use substitutes such as drinking fountains or recyclable drinks have

indeed been ineffective. (Dolasia 2017).

The edible water or ooho is skipping rocks lab-designed bubbles which encircle

drinking water together within edible covering manufactured from sustainable

seaweed extract. When someone doesn't want to eat it, the elastic, bubble-like

wrapping is degradable in 4-6 weeks, the very same time it would take a piece of

fruit to decompose. Flavors, as well as colors, could be added to the membrane,

which can also be utilized for those other liquids including fruit juices, drinks, and

medicines. (Design Bloom 2017).

The Ooho bubbles were created using a simple two-step culinary process called

spherification by the developers, who have already been experimenting on it since

2014. They start by submerging chilled water or juice balls in a calcium chloride

solution. This aids in the formation of a gelatinous layer surrounding the liquid.

Aside from getting used to the sensation of the tasteless coating, every edible

container only carries a mouthful of water, prompting customers to drink many

bubbles to satisfy their needs. There was also the issue of finding an

environmentally friendly way to transport the bubbles so that they don't rupture.

(Wilson 2019).

Furthermore, because the fluid can splatter, bursting an Ooho or water bubble into

the mouth is hardly the most graceful way to sip water or juice. Eventually, the

designers can come up with solutions to the problems so that they can limit, if not

entirely, the use of plastic water bottles. Skipping Rocks Lab anticipates that with

Ooho, users would be able to create positive judgments more efficiently and help

combat the excess of plastic bottles, especially were some of the most prominent

types of waste seen in the water. They claim that transforming the way they
handle their drinks is critical for environmental protection. Thanks to all these

magnificent edible water bubbles made by a smart and sustainable manufacturing

start-up based in London, UK, water bottles may soon become a relic of the past.

(Jurkštaitė 2017).
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