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    Using Leaves of Cogon Grass As An Alternative in Making Food Package1

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    The document proposes using leaves from cogon grass as an alternative material for food packaging. Cogon grass is commonly found in Southeast Asia, grows quickly, and can help prevent soil erosion. Using it for packaging would help reduce waste from non-biodegradable plastic and styrofoam. However, there are questions around whether large-scale use of cogon grass could impact the environment's ability to produce clean air and control erosion. Additionally, the plastic industry may lose business if cogon grass packaging is widely adopted. The study aims to determine if the age and length of cogon grass affects its effectiveness as packaging and whether it can withstand containing different types of foods and drinks.

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    The document proposes using leaves from cogon grass as an alternative material for food packaging. Cogon grass is commonly found in Southeast Asia, grows quickly, and can help prevent soil erosion. Using it for packaging would help reduce waste from non-biodegradable plastic and styrofoam. However, there are questions around whether large-scale use of cogon grass could impact the environment's ability to produce clean air and control erosion. Additionally, the plastic industry may lose business if cogon grass packaging is widely adopted. The study aims to determine if the age and length of cogon grass affects its effectiveness as packaging and whether it can withstand containing different types of foods and drinks.

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    The document proposes using leaves from cogon grass as an alternative material for food packaging. Cogon grass is commonly found in Southeast Asia, grows quickly, and can help prevent soil erosion. Using it for packaging would help reduce waste from non-biodegradable plastic and styrofoam. However, there are questions around whether large-scale use of cogon grass could impact the environment's ability to produce clean air and control erosion. Additionally, the plastic industry may lose business if cogon grass packaging is widely adopted. The study aims to determine if the age and length of cogon grass affects its effectiveness as packaging and whether it can withstand containing different types of foods and drinks.

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    Using Leaves of Cogon Grass As An Alternative in Making Food Package1

    Uploaded by

    Geraldine Balingit Cortalla
    The document proposes using leaves from cogon grass as an alternative material for food packaging. Cogon grass is commonly found in Southeast Asia, grows quickly, and can help prevent soil erosion. Using it for packaging would help reduce waste from non-biodegradable plastic and styrofoam. However, there are questions around whether large-scale use of cogon grass could impact the environment's ability to produce clean air and control erosion. Additionally, the plastic industry may lose business if cogon grass packaging is widely adopted. The study aims to determine if the age and length of cogon grass affects its effectiveness as packaging and whether it can withstand containing different types of foods and drinks.

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    Using Leaves of Cogon Grass as an Alternative in Making Food Packages

    Introduction

    According to United Nations Environment Program as of 2021, Philippines is the fourth

    (4th) country that produce largest amount of solid waste in Southeast Asia.

    Approximately, there is 14.66 million tons of garbages that are being produced within

    only a year. As a student who wants to be a part on solving this major problem that we’re

    facing, I found a research on how to lessen the huge number of waste on our country

    especially the non-biodegradable trash.

    In this research they are working on food packages. We all know that food take outs are

    demanding this time of pandemic. There are lots of food delivery and door to door

    transactions. Many of the food packagings are made out of non-biodegradable materials

    such as styrofoam and plastic that takes hundred years to decompose. It is one of the

    reasons why land, air and water pollutions are being occur. They are thinking of

    alternative materials to use instead of plastic and styrofoam at the same time, can be

    found anywhere and doesn’t affect the environment of they will be used.

    They found out that the leaves of cogon grass “Imperata Cylindrica” has a potential to be

    use as an alternative. It has sharp parts that could be dangerous for the people who might

    touch it, to avoid its nuisance to other people, we could use and cut the cogon grass that
    grows in a public place. It’s commonly found in Southeast Asian Countries. Cogon grass

    grows from 2 to over 4 feet in a year. It has so many benefits like preventing soil erosion,

    paper making, and forage.

    Cogon grass food packaging are more practical to use than the usual packaging made out

    of plastic. It could easily decompose like making it as a fertilizer to a soil, it’s very

    helpful and convenient if you want to save money on buying fertilizer. We could simply

    help our environment by making and patronizing this product. If we would normalize

    using it as our permanent food packaging, it could be the first step to our goal which is to

    lessen the waste of our country.

    Statement of the Problem Study

    1. Does cutting too much cogon grass “Imperata Cylindrica” in making food

    packaging would affect the environment on producing clean air and erosion

    control?

    2. If we practice using cogon grass packaging instead of non-biodegradable

    packaging, does plastic industry may lose?

    3. Does the length and age of cogon grass affect its effectivity as an alternative on

    making food packaging?

    4. Does cogon grass is more convenient and has an ability to endure the following

    type of foods and drinks:

    a.) Fried

    b.) Sauce
    c.) Soup

    d.) Drinks

    e.) Steamed

    f.) Huge and heavy foods like pork lechon

    Null Hypothesis

    1. Using and practicing cogon grass food packaging doesn’t affect other

    industries (plastic and paper industry).

    2. There is no significant relationship between the length of cogon grass and its

    effectivity as a food packaging.

    Methodology

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