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GENERAL MANUEL AVILA CAMACHO JUNIOR

SCHOOL
CIUDAD MANTE, TAMAULIPAS MÉXICO
INTRODUCTIÓN: The deterioration that our planet GOAL: The present work aims to develop and
is experiencing due to the lack of attention to the develop new products from cigarette butt waste to
issues of sustainability and environmental care. One reduce environmental pollution the project is
of them is the indiscriminate use of waste called closely linked to the objectives (6, Clean water and
cigarette butts. Since they are the waste resulting sanitation, 15, Life of terrestrial ecosystems), of
from smoking, these are mostly thrown to the sustainable development 2030.
ground, sidewalks, and streets thus polluting the
environment with its almost more than 7,000
chemical substances some of them carcinogenic to
humans.
METHOD: MATERIALS QUANTITI COST
1.- Cigarette butt collection Mushroom 1 Kg $ 10 dll
2.- Cigarette butts and undergoes a chemical
EPPMaterial 2 Kits $ 22 dll
process.
3.- An Ozoning machine is used to work specifically Material Cleaning 2 Kits $ 30 dll
with the filters.
5.-It works with a fungus called PLEUROTUS Total $ $ 62 dlls aprox.
OSTREATUS, helps to consume the vast majority of
the chemicals in cigarette butts. COSTS
6.- A mass called cellulose is created
7.- Films of approximately 60 x 70 cm.
8. Let dry (approximately 5/ 6 days).
9.- At the end when the paper is dry, the
elaboration of different handmade products begins.
CONCLUSIONS: As a final product we obtained handmade paper with favorable characteristics and
properties. The manufacture of the paper was carried out without major complications. Glass holders,
tablecloths, and cigarette packs based on cigarette butts were obtained.

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