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The Use of Unnecessary Plastic Bottles as Plant Vases

CABIGAYAN, KURT ZYMHONE, B.

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Problem
Microplastics (tiny plastic particles) breakdown and embed
themselves in our food chain as they are ingested by marine life-
threatening larger ecosystems and consequently, human health.
Though plastic bottles are convenient and sometimes necessary
for clean water in rural areas, lack of government oversight has
lead to the proliferation of plastic disposables and it has
become an industry that has produced over 8.3 billion metric
tons of plastic in the last 6 decades, of which 6.3 billion tons has
become plastic waste.Despite the fact that water bottles often
ring in at two or three dollars a piece – a high upcharge for
something most can get for free – bottled water is still
perceived as the ‘cleanest’ way to drink water. This
overconsumption of plastic has led to excessive waste caused
by littering, poor recycling programs, and landfill spillover which
some scientists predict will become as serious a problem as
climate change. Plant Vases are a solution. A vase or a planter
are excellent allies for a fresh,
colorful and fragrant home. And it
decreases plastic pollution.
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Conceptual Framework
A plastic container recycled to make a home for a plant in need.
An advantage to this method over a normal pot is that you can
see the roots of the plant when they get too big, so you know
when it needs more space. In order to produce a Plant Vases,
Masking tape, Scissor, Glue, Empty Plastic Bottle (any size),
Plant and Soil are the materials needed.
Figure 1: Shows the Conceptual Framework using research
design below:

Input Process
Output
The use of

* Masking Tape
Plants Vases made with
* Scissors
Product Making Unnecessary Plastic
* Glue
Bottles
* Plant and Soil

* Empty Plastic

Bottles
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Statement of the Problem

This study is intended to analyze the capacity and efficiency
of plastic bottles into build a plant vases in triangulation study at
Taal High School during the S.Y. 2021-2022.
Specifically, the following problems will be answered
systematically in this research:
1. Is there a significance in quality in terms of using
plastic bottles in making a plant vases?
2. What are the insights of the students towards the
quality of the recycled plant vases from unnecessary
plastic bottles?
Research Hypothesis
At 0.05 level of significance, the following research
hypothesis will be tested:
1. There is a significance different in terms of quality of
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the plastic bottles in making a plant vases can rather
than using other materials.
2. Students mostly have positive insights about the
recycled plant vases from unnecessary plastic bottles.
Significance of the Problem
For students, it must value everything even though it's
only waste because it can be recycled. Recycling
materials brings good benefits to us.We must keep
recycling materials to prevent us from any possible
disasters caused by waste/garbages.
For School, When schools recycle they help to reduce
fossil fuel usage, conserve resources, and help to create
local jobs. Schools help to set an example, a legacy,
which children learn to admire, and to emulate.
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For Community, When you recycle products, you tend

to save energy, which results in less greenhouse gas
emissions. Greenhouse gases are primarily responsible
for an increase in global warming. It helps to reduce air
and water pollution by cutting down the number of
pollutants that are released into the environment.
Scope and Limitations of the Study
This study will focus to determine the insights of the
students towards the equality difference in terms of
using unnecessary plastic bottles in making recycled
plant vases. There will be twenty-five (25) respondents
which will be grade 10 to 12 students of Taal High School.
The researchers will use random sampling to avoid bias.
This method is possible to have equal chance for all the
respondents to be chosen. This study will be conducted
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at ATEC High School during the second semester, third

quarter, S.Y. 2022-2023
Definition of Terms
In order to establish a common frame of reference
and understanding in the course of the study, here are the
following terms and their operational definitions.
Microplastic. Are small plastic pieces less than five
millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and
aquatic life Ecosystem. A geographic area where plants, animals,
and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work
together to form a bubble of life
Overconsumption A situation where the use of
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resources has outpaced the sustainable capacity of the
ecosystem Climate Change. Refers to long-term shifts in
temperatures and weather patterns
Plastic Pollution Is the accumulation of plastic
Objects and particles in the Earth's environment that adversely
affects humans, wildlife and their habitat
Plastic Bottles. A bottle constructed from high-
density or low density plastic
Government. Is the system or group of people
Governing an organized community, generally a state
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Industry Group of productive enterprises or
organizations that produce or supply goods, services, or
sources of income Landfill. Is the oldest and most common form of
waste disposal, although the systematic burial of the waste with
daily, intermediate and final covers only began in the
1940s
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CHAPTER II
Review of Related Literature
When you recycle plastic water bottles, you can
lower the amount of waste that contributes to landfills. In
fact, nearly 7.4 cubic yards of space in landfill space is
reduced for every ton of plastic that's recycled. Also,
recycling your plastic bottles can prevent them ending up
in the ocean and roadways as well.
According to (John Papiewski) Plastic materials are
easy to mold into a wide variety of bottle shapes,
improving their appearance and utility. For example,
manufacturers incorporate integral handles,
measurement marks and pouring lips into some types of
plastic bottles. In addition, plastics can range from
crystal clear to any shade or color, whether translucent or

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opaque, making products and brands easy to identify by

sight. Plastic bottles require no paint; the coloring
material is mixed into the plastic resin, so it never runs,
rubs or washes off.
According to (Ali Moro) Developing a plastic bottle
is not the issue; making a plastic bottle that causes no or
minimal environmental impact is. Plastic is a substance
with endless shapes, applications, and possibilities, as
well as an infinite time span. In the life-cycle of a plastic
bottler, there are five primary stages: raw material
extraction,manufacture,
transportation and distribution,
product usage and disposal, and recycling.
After the raw ingredients have been extracted, they
are sent to a producer, who transforms them into plastic
pellets. Heat and pressure are used to shrink the pellets,
which then bend the plastic fragments into a sturdy,
structured container.

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My main goal with this project was to create

awareness of how recycling can help the environment by
reducing pollution and green house emissions; which at
the same time is affecting the whole world, and how we
can make a difference if we start recycling in school and
at home. I also wanted them to become aware of how
recycling can make an impact in the world by decreasing
globalwarming, decreasing deforestation, and reducing
the amount of toxic chemicals that go into the
landfills.Throughout this entire semester I am working
really hard to accomplish my goal of creating awareness
in school of how recycling can protect the environment.
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CHAPTER III
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter includes the description of the research
design, sampling and participants, instrumentation, data
collection procedures and data analysis.
Research Design
This is a triangulation study that will use the
experimental design. Because one or more variable will
be modified to assess their effect on dependent variables,
the study specific researcher design is experimental
research. It is also important to know what variables
researcher want to test and measure. Experimental
resesrch is important because it deals with scientific
method through which hypothesis will be tested and
developed.
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Sampling and Participants

Purposive ( Simple Random Sampling) sampling
will be employed in this study to obtain the total sample
of twenty-five (25) students. With this method,
participants of this study will be chosen based on
characteristics that surely take tha answering question
seriously. This study will be administered to grade 10, 11
and 12 students with various sections at Atec High
School, school year 2021-2022.
Instrument
In this study, the researcher will use the survey-
questionnaire to gather the data needed in the study. This
instrument is divided into two parts which are the
quantitative and qualitative parts. In quantitative, the
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researcher will use Likert scale (4,3,2,1 choices) to

indicate the level of the statements if it if excellent, good,
slightly fair, and poor. In qualitative, it is composed of
statements that will measure the opinions or experiences
of the participants about the product of the researcher/s.
Data Gathering Procedure
The study will take place at Atec High School and
involves the students from grade 11 and 12. It will be
conducted during the fourth grading period of the school
year 2022-2023. Data collection procedures will involve
three stages: setting up an appointment and
administration of survey.
The researcher will collect the class schedule of
each section and set an appointment with the
participants in answer the survey-questionnaire to make
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sure that there is no interuption of classes. The

researcher will choose twenty-five participants from the
following grade level: ten in Grade 10 (random section),
ten in grade 11 (random section), five in grade 12
( random section). During the administration of the
survey, there will be an orientation before answering to
make sure that participants will give an honest answer.
The product will be shown to the participants for through
examination. Lastly, the survey will be given during the
recess time or vacant time of the participants.
Data Collection
The collection of will take place at the different
classrooms in Taal High School. The data will be
collected after the participants answer the survey-
questionnaire. Each respondent will be shown the
product for through examination and given the survey-
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questionnaire to answer. To ensure the acceptability of

the data which represents the entire perceptions of Taal
students, the researcher will monitor the participants
until they finish answering the survey.
Data Analysis
For the quantitative part, the researcher will use
Likert scale to indicate the level of the research product
by its qualitative aspects. The particpants will rate the
product by checking the corresponding number: 1= Poor,
2= Slightly Fair, 3= Good, and 4= Excellent. The
participants will rate it according on it's durability
(strength), functionality (usefulness), product design,
cost-friendly and eco-friendly. The mean rating will be
applied to determine the acceptability of the product.
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For the qualitative part, thematic analysis will be use

by the researcher. Thematic analysis is one of the
common form of analysis in qualitative research. It can
be used to make sense of seemingly unrelated material.
As the researcher use thematic analysis, qualitative
information will be analyzed and systematical gain
knowledge regarding on this study.
Ethical Considerations
The participants of this study will be the selected
students of Atec High School who are willing to answer
the survey-questionnaire during the fourth quarter
academic year 2022-2023. The researcher will ask
permission from the principal/teacher/adviser. The
students will be secured of the confidentiality of their
responses. Participants without a consent will not be
 forced to join the study and no incentives will be provided

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to avoid bias in data results. All data that will be gathered

will be kept with confidentiality adhering to the data
privacy law.
CHAPTER IV
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
1. Is there a significance in quality differences in terms of
using plastic bottles (raw materials) in making a plant
vases (product)?
Table 1. Frequency and Mean of the Survey on analyzing
the capacity and efficiency of recyclable plant vases from plastic bottles
in a triangulation study.
SURVEY 4 3 2 1
MEAN
STATEMENT (Good) (Slighty Fair) (Poor)
(Excellent)

7 17 1 0 3.24
1. Durability
(Strength)

2. Functionality 17 5 3 0 3.56

(Usefullness)

3. Product Design 6 15 4 0 3.08

Overall Mean 3.45

The table shows the mean of each statement that the

respondents assessed. The 2nd and 4th statement which
is "Functionality (Usefullness)" and "Cost-Friendly" have
the same mean and got the highest mean of 3.56.
Meanwhile, the 3rd statement which is "Product Design"
got the lowest mean of 3.08. The overall mean of
conducted survey was 3.45.
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2. What are the insights of the students towards the

quality of the recycled plant vases from plastic bottles?
1. Do you think the product is easy to make and easy to
assemble? why?
In this question, the researcher got two themes in the
answers of the respondents which are yes and no. In yes
theme ,there are three sub themes which are recycled
materials, patience, and time while in no theme there are
one sub theme which is procedure.
A. Yes
a. Recycled Materials. Almost of the respondents
answered that tge product is easy to make because it is
made from recycled materials and it is easily found at
home and it's very budget-friendly.
b. Patience. Some of the respondents answered that the
product is easy to make if the people who can try to do

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this have patience.

C. Time. The respondents answered that tge product will
build if you spend your time making it.
B. No
A. Procedure. Other respondents answered that the
product is easy to make because it is very simple.
2. What characteristics of part of the product do you like
best and why?
There are two themes which came from to the who
answered to the most like parts of the product.
A. All Parts
a. Functionality. Most of the respondents like the functionality of
the product because it is eco-friendly and helps our environment
to be neat.
b. Durability. Some of the respondents like the durability of the
product because of the materials that were used which is

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recyclable plastic bottles.

c. Eco-Friendly. Other respondents like being eco-friendly of the
product because it has a big help to the environment.
B. Not Related Answer
a. Research. Other respondents answered was not related in the
topic and study.
3. Does this product came from being recycled materials? Yes or
No and Why?
In this question, there is only one theme which is yes. In this
theme there are four sub themes which are plastic bottles,
recyclable materials, cost-friendly and not related answers.
A. Yes
a. Plastic Bottles. Most of the respondents answered that the
product come from recycled materials because the researcher
used platic bottles that may able to use again.
b. Recyclable Materials. Some of the respondents answered that

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the product is made up of recycled materials because the

researcher used plastic bottles.
c. Cost-Friendly. Other respondents answered that the product is
cost-friendly because the materials is easily found at home.
d. Not Related Answer. Other respondents do not answer the
question cleary and exactly.
4. In your own opinion, how can this product be usefull in the
school or community?
The researcher had one theme that is related to the
respondents answer which are protection.
There are one sub theme in protection which are reduce to
waste, pollution, and not related to the theme.
A. Protection
a. Reduce to Waste. Respondents answered that it can be
helpful to our community and school in terms of reduce
the waste. Students stated that "nakakatulong ito sa
pagbawas ng kalat sa ating kapaligiran".

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b. Pollution. Students answered that the product is can

prevent the harmfull disaster.
c. Not Related. Some of the respondets answered are
not related to the given question.
5. What recommendations/suggestions can you give to
improve the products?
These are themes which came from to the students
suggestion to improve the plant vases that made from
plastic bottles.
a. Color. Some of the respondents answered that add
color to make it colorful.
b. Design. Some of the repondents answered that add
mor design to make it beautiful.
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CHAPTER V
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS,
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
This chapter includes the summary of the research. Marjor
findings, conclusion and recommendations are discussed
and interpreted. The advantages of using plastic bottles to build
a plant vases are determined.
Recommendation of this researcg is at the end of the chapter.
Findings
Based on the data gathered presented in the table 2nd and
4th statement got the highest mean of 3.56 which stands for the
products functionality and eco-friendly. The 3rd statement which
is product design got the lowest mean of 3.08. The overall mean
of the statement is 3.45.
Before statements are the respondents mostly positive insights
about the concept of plant vases out of plastic bottles.

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A. Out of 25 respondents, all are answered that the product is

easy to make because its all made up of plastic bottles and you
can find it everywhere and according to them you cannot spend
a lot of time to assemble it.
B. In all 25 respondents all of the participants who answered
that the best part of the product is when it is finish to assemble.
C. Based on result of gathered survey, all 25 respondents
answered yes. All the 25 respondents favorably agreed that the
product were made up of recycled materials.
D. Out of 25 respondents, 20 answered that the product was
useful to environment, 5 repondents answered that the product
was great to reduce the pollution in the community by recycling
it.
E. Out of 25 respondents, most suggested that the product make
it ensure durability to use it in a long term. And the other

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answered to improve the design and put some paint in the

product. Based on the findings obtained the product was useful
in the community even the school.
Conclusion
Based on the overall findings, the following conclusion have
been drawn:
This study conclude that the product is eco-friendly. It shows
that the plant vases by using plastic bottles was useful in a ways
better for our environment.
It also shows the uniqueness of the concept because of its
features.
The data gathering firmly shows that the product itself could be
an convinient and funtional in terms of household. Therefore ,the
researchers concluded that recycling waste is efficient to build a
plant vases using plastic bottles.

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The following statements below are the conclusions for the

qualitative part of this study.
A. In this question, the researcher conclude that the commonly
used theme by the respondents are Yes, the product is easy to
make. It has one common sub theme. This sub-theme speaks
about the time that easy to assemble because its all made up of
plastic bottles. Further, it was affordable materials used.
B.In this question, the resesrchers conclude that the product's
best part which is when the product is finish because it was
unique. While the remaining respondents answered about the
best quality of the product which is the functionality. Therefore,
the respondents states that the product is good enough and high
quality.
C. In this question, the researcher conclude that the most
common theme answered by the respondents that this product
come from recyclable material, the respondents answer yes and

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it has three common sub themes.

The first sub theme is plastic bottle because the product are
made from plastic bottles. The second sub theme is about its
recycled. And the third sub theme appearance it only made by
plastic bottle but the appearance was good.
D. In this question, the researchers conclude that the most
common theme answered by the respondents are about the
convinience of the product that can be help to our community
able to school in terms of reduce the waste included, we can
prevent to harmful disaster.
E. The most common theme in improving the product are color,
durability and stability. These themes are important to improve
the quality of the product.
Recommendation

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Based on the findings and conclusions of this studies,

the following recommendations are hereby presented.
The respondents recommended that the product needs
to improve in terms of durability. The researchers seem
to lack the equipment to improve the product's stability
when the resesrchers presented the product to the
respondents it lack of durability and color design. The
respondents suggest to add some paint and design to
make it presentable. Lastly, the researchers recommend
about the product make it more stability to use it in a
long term.
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