7/30- Oikos We visited the Oikos facility to learn more about their manufacturing process and see it in person. We had met with Faith, one of their co-founders, over Zoom a few times this past semester to ask questions, but wanted to see the facility and collect samples. We started by asking a little about […]
Today, the AgriWrap team had the opportunity to visit one of the 1000+ Joy of Urban Farming locations. We are very grateful to Mayor Joy Belmonte and her team for connecting us to Sunnyville Farm, and we would like to extend our thanks to the staff from the Department of Sustainability who accompanied us on […]
Over the past few weeks, we’ve received valuable feedback from our faculty advisors and industry contacts. The biggest takeaway is that we’re now at a critical stage in our venture: it’s time to commit to a specific product and move forward with development and pilot testing. Thanks to extensive market research and field visits, we’ve […]
From July 24 to 25, AgriWrap had the opportunity to attend PlastiCon 2025! The event was held at the new Marine Science Institute Building. This conference allowed our team to engage with leading experts, government officials, and scientists committed to sustainable solutions in the fight against plastic pollution. We had the opportunity to speak with […]
We had the opportunity to visit a fruit market in Cubao, where we observed a wide range of plastic film applications. The most common type was a thin polyethylene bag without handles, (due to local bans on plastic bags with handles). These handleless bags are mainly used to carry dry food items and are typically […]
Today, the AgriWrap team spent the day exploring how plastic films are used in everyday life around Quezon City. Our goal was to get a closer look at where and how thin plastic films show up from small street vendors to grocery chains and start to pinpoint where our bioplastic alternatives could fit best. Where […]
Today, AgriWrap was graciously welcomed by the University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Architecture. We presented our project to a small group of faculty and students and then engaged in discussions to answer questions, gather advice, and receive valuable feedback. We are especially grateful that one of the UP students, Beatrice, will be joining […]
This week, I was finally able to determine some material properties of the bioplastic I’ve been making. As a reminder this bioplastic is intended to replace single-use plastic products in the Philippines to decrease pollution. I took samples down to the Instron machine and conducted tensile testing. I tested 13 samples, and recorded force vs. […]
The overall goal of this project is to replace single-use plastic in the Philippines with bioplastic. As we work toward that goal, a key step in the process is comparing how our bioplastic holds up to the properties of traditional plastics. The property I am focusing on this week is tensile strength, which can be […]
As we continue our effort towards replacing single-use plastics with biodegradable ones in the Philippines, the next step in the process is to test the samples. Using the methods I finalized last week, more samples were created and multiple tests were conducted to determine the properties of the plastics. Test 1: Oil and Water submersion […]