An Approach to Recycle Plastic Waste to Create Woven Products | ||
| Journal of Design Sciences and Applied Arts | ||
| Article 8, Volume 6, Issue 2, June 2025, Pages 131-139 PDF (681.49 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jdsaa.2025.380562.1524 | ||
| Author | ||
| Esraa El-Khodary* | ||
| Fashion and Textile Design Department, Art and Design Faculty, Galala University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In today’s world, it’s hard to imagine life without plastics. Plastic production surged due to their low cost and superior tensile, physical, and chemical properties. One of the biggest environmental challenges faced is dealing with plastic waste. Plastics are often discarded in landfills or disposed of offshore. Many countries are implementing new regulations to promote the recycling of plastic waste. Hence, questions arise about the potential for creating new products from recycled plastics and the role of advanced processing technologies. These technologies intersect with design, allowing innovative concepts to transition from creative ideas to tangible products. This paper explores the potential of using post-consumer bottle poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) in fiber making to create textile using simple approaches to be used at homes with the aim to reuse and decrease plastic waste. PET bottles have been processed in two different ways to produce fibers. First, the filament plastic fiber, executed through melting and pulling, where its length is according to personal preference. Produced fiber is smooth and luster. The second way involves using a centrifugal melting device where produced staple fibers are very fragile and easy to break. It was found that these staple fibers should be spun beforehand before use in the hand-weaving process while the filament fibers should have consistency in its thickness for it to be strong. Accordingly, further experimentation is needed to determine the best conditions while putting into consideration the application that it’ll be used in. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Plastic waste; Sustainability; Recycling; Spinning; Weaving | ||
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