BANANA STEM AS AN ALTERNATIVE PAPER BAG

A Capstone Project

Presented to the Senior High School Department

Pasig National High School

In Partial Fulfillment of

the Requirements for the Senior High School

STEM Track

LAWRENZ A. MAGSINO

HAZEL PANGILINAN

ALEXANDER RAMOS

CARL DOMINIK SALAZAR

MARK JHERAMIE SALVADOR

JOHN ANDREY SEBASTIAN

MARY GRACE YABUT

 Researchers

MR. JONATHAN P. MELLONA

Research Adviser

2023
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The researchers of the paper, “Banana stem as an alternative paper eco bag”, are

wholeheartedly grateful to all people who helped and participated towards the completion of

paper.

To Mr. Jonathan Mellona, the research adviser, for giving us an opportunity to conduct a

research based on our choice and interest. It was an honor to under his supervision throughout

the research, and the researcher gained a lot of technical knowledge about conducting

research. We would like to acknowledge his patience in answering our endless questions,

correcting our grammatical errors, and giving insights to the research.

To parents of the researcher for the support, care, and love durig the whole duration of the

research. We are grateful to them for providing us with the laptops, cellphones, and internet

connection that were vital for the completion of the research. Thank you for your sacrifices in

educating us and preparing us for the the future.

Most of all, to the Almighty God for the wisdom he bestowed upon us, strength, blessings,

peace of mind, and good health in order to finish this research. He sustained us fron the

beginning until the end.

BANANA STEM AS AN ALTERNATIVE PAPER BAG

Researchers: LAWRENZ A. MAGSINO

HAZEL PANGILINAN

ALEXANDER RAMOS

CARL DOMINIK SALAZAR

MARK JHERAMIE SALVADOR

JOHN ANDREY SEBASTIAN

MARY GRACE YABUT

Teacher: MR. JONATHAN P. MELLONA

ABSTRACT

The researchers conducted this study due to the need of alternative source of paper for eco

bag during this time of paper being scarce. The purpose of this project is to create an

alternative eco bag using banana stem. And this study aims to determine the effectiveness of

Banana stem as a alternative paper for eco bag.

The researcher gathered all the materials needed in conducting the said experiment such as

Banana stem, water, sodium hydroxide, and other materials that can be found at home. The
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 CHAPTER I

THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Background of The Study

According to phys.org (2019), every day almost 48 million shopping bags are used

throughout the Philippines, adding up to more than 17 billion a year. Though there are 3r’s

system and different activities to eliminate plastic, yet it is still not enough to counter these

plastic waste. That’s why we come up with an idea about Eco bagas beceause this is the best

alternative to plastic bags. Conducting the experiment could have the duration or weeks. This

is because many trials must be done to prove that it is effective to use banana stem fiber as an

additive on making Eco bags.

Eco bags not only recycle material that would be going to waste, they also eliminate the need

for single-use plastic bags that have proven to harm the environment. Made from petroleum,

plastic bags fuel extraction of fossil resources. They also present a serious disposal problem.

It takes centuries for plastics bag to break down in nature, burning them releases poisonous

chemicals, and in oceans, plastic trash harms a number of marine species. Non-toxic Eco

bags, on the other hand, conserve the environment by harmlessly biodegrading after

numerous uses. (unfccc.int, 2019).