October 5×5 Night
Voting Closes:
October 23, 2023 11:59 pm
Impact
There is a great need to develop business concepts that reduce waste.
I have tested my method using the plastic from water bottles. It's called PET.
But I also feel there is potential for utilizing discarded face masks.
Disposable facemasks are made from polypropylene. MIT suggests that 84 million kilograms of waste were made from facemasks alone from the first six months of the pandemic. So let's face it, masks will be around for some time in some capacity.
This is an excellent source of cheap material that can be put to better use.
This offers a tremendous financial opportunity for my small business.
We are located in a low-income rural area. If this is successful, it would mean more employees and reinvestment.
What I'll do with $5,000
I wish to purchase a device that shreds plastics for use in my 3d printers. I also want to buy some ancillary equipment that cleans plastics to be shredded.