CHAPTER 1

PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction

Banana (Musa sp.) is one of the most common and widely grown fruit crops
in the Philippines. It is also one of the countrys major dollar earners, and banana
has consistently ranked next to coconut oil and prawns in terms of value earning
during the last five years. In 1993, banana topped local production of other major
fruits such as pineapple and mango.

Banana has many uses. The ripe fruit is pureed, candied, and preserved in
various forms when not eaten fresh. Its extract is used in the manufacture of
catsup, vinegar, and wine. The unripe fruit is powdered and chipped. Among the
more popular varieties are the Bungulan, Lacatan, Latundan, Saba, and Cavendish.

In rural areas, the young leaves are pounded and applied to injuries to
suppress bleeding. The leaves are also used widely as packing materials for fruits
and vegetables in market centers. Banana fiber is woven into rope, and mat. Sheets
of paper and paper boards are also made from banana peel. Banana blossom is
exported dried and usually added to meat recipes.
Theoretical Framework

Human beings consume billions of bananas each year, making this peculiar yellow
fruit one of the most popular foods in the world. Full of vitamins and minerals
including potassium a nutrient which is well known for its ability to aid with
muscle recovery after strenuous physical activity its easy to see why we like
them so much. However, those billions of bananas we eat result in billions of
banana peels which are typically thrown away, leading to several million pounds of
waste added to worlds landfills each year. If youre thinking, Wow! Thats a lot
of trash, youre right. But it doesnt have to be.

By conducting several experiments it has proven and concluded that thru

recycling it will help reduce the amount of waste we produce by transforming all
of those discarded banana peels into something interesting and useful such as
fertilizer, natural hair loss remedy, teeth whitener, under eye treatments and best
cure for toenail fungus and even more.
Conceptual Framework

INPUT

PROCESS
Experimentation

Outputs
Superior Science knowledge
and skills of
Statement of the Problem
The feasibility of Banana peels as substitute raw material in cork board
making.

This study was conducted to investigate or search if how effective and how
this cardboard made up of banana peelings really works compared to an ordinary
particle board.

1. How can we make a cork board using banana peel

2. To make cork board out of banana peel.
3. To prove that banana peel can be use as substitute material in cork board
making.

Objective of the Study

The study evaluates how helpful corkboard

1.
Statement of the hypothesis
H1.The relationship could be a possible explanation of a
Phenomenon or a possible solution to a problem

H2. The relationship could not be a possible explanation of a

Phenomenon or a possible solution to a problem

Scope and delimitation of the study

- We wanted to make a paper out of banana peels. Aside from it
helps our environment in making it clean and green, it also helps
in making the production of paper in a greener way. Our
homemade cork board is made out of babana peels that are left
under the sun to make it dry and moisten. It is also one of tha raw
materials that we use in making tis project. After boiling the
banana peels, together in a blender, we mix 1 part of banana peel
to 4 parts of water and let it set aside until it is dry and ready to
peel. We also studied the possible price range of our product
when compared to an ordinary paper sold in the market. We also
wanted to know its possible advantages and disadvantages when
released to the public. We wanted to know if it will work like an
ordinary paper. Basically, we are trying to find a way to save our
mother earth in our own simple ways.

To make this product sucessful, the study must cope up from 2 to

3 months

And for best results, it is best to do it at home, because all the

materials and the tools needed are mostly found in the kitchen.
This study is basically produced to see and prove that banana
peelings are also alternatives to make a paper. In order to prove
this, we need for about 1-2 months to make the best out of it.
Significance of the study
-Banana peelings are considered food waste after eating the fruit.We can still
use these peelings to segregrate and recycle food wastes then create an
alternative material for any useful things such as bulletin board.
Significance of the study
-Banana peelings are considered food waste after eating the fruit.We can still
use these peelings to segregrate and recycle food wastes then create an
alternative material for any useful things such as bulletin board.
Definition of terms

-Abundance
A very large quantity of something.

-Alternative
One of two or more available possibilities.

-Fiber
A thread or filament formed from a vegetable tissue mineral

Substance or textile.

-inclusions
The action or state of including or of being included with a group or
structure

-Mesh
A material made of a network of wire or thread.

-Nuisance
A person thing or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance

-Opaque
Not able to be seen through not transparent.

-Paper
Material manufactured in thin sheets from the pulp of wood
-Peel

Remove the outer covering or skin from

-Qualitative

A method of inquiry appropriated in many different academic

disciplines.Traditionally in the social sciences

-Recycle

Convert(Waste) into reusable material

-Subtropical

Of or relating to or characteristic of conditions subtropicsics

-Stem

The main body or stalk of a plant or shrub.