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INTRODUCTION

Eichhornia crassipes, a kind of water hyacinth (Mart.) Lilac devil, often referred to as Solms, is
an unattached aquatic weed (Gopal 2017). It is durable, tolerant to drought, but shows limited
ability to tolerate salty seas. Nonetheless, water Hyacinths are resilient to extreme
environmental circumstances and spread swiftly, it may result in concerns with irrigation and
agriculture, hence influencing health and encouraging reproduction control challenge (Abral et
al., 2014). A category of invasive alien is given to the water hyacinth. plant that causes
significant harm to ecosystems and biodiversity in freshwater because it may exist everywhere
in water quality (including both clean and unclean water) and quite prolific in calm water.
Further, it prevents undersea sunlight from entering, which hinders the development of
submerged plants (for instance, algae) or other local vegetation.Water hyacinth also has a
long-term effect on water quality by obscuring the accumulation of dead plants in the water and
contaminating it, harming aquatic life and resulting in enormous economic losses.
biodiversity. Additionally, water hyacinth causes issues for water transportation systems, such
navigational difficulties (Wang 2016).

Water hyacinths, which are currently infesting several rivers in Metro Manila, most notably the
Pasig-Marikina River, are mostly due to the nutrient-rich Laguna de Bay, which is located
adjacent to the Tipas River. As they trap other floating waste and obstruct the normal flow of
water, water hyacinths are a huge environmental hazard that are proliferating quickly. In addition
to contaminating waterways, this raises the risk of floods. In addition to being a threat to public
health, water hyacinths foster a microhabitat that is ideal for the reproduction of several disease
vectors.Water hyacinths obstructing the Tipas River in Barangay Palingon-Tipas, Taguig City,
were cleared by the DENR National Capital Region's South Field Office (SFO).The
aforementioned issues have led to researchers the ability to transform adversity into opportunity
To create fiber pulp, including water hyacinth goods and house accents.The initiative seeks to
do three things: (a) contribute to the solution; (b) promote community businesses by introducing
a variety of water hyacinth-based products as an alternative to marketable goods.(c) build a
sense of community and family revenue from the aforementioned goods based on the lower is
more conceptual, and (d) present a chance for the discussion of regional knowledge and
understanding of contemporary academia for integration and the creation of fresh inventions for
the community.

II. Sustainable Design

The progress of science, technology, and The fast development of human civilisation might
natural resources' effects on the environment become ever more constrained as a result of
excessive human civilizational consumption Thus, the idea of ecologically design that supports
sustainability or is amiable sustainability in both production and consumption is stressed heavily
at the moment due to the strategy may provide an answer to the the issues mentioned. Green
design emphasizes minimizing waste, making the most of sustainable resources, and producing
using renewable energy. Green design also lessens negative environmental effects in addition
to production costs. Therefore, design work may be in harmony with the living environment if
green design is used (Zhou 2014).

Procedure of Manufacturing Paper

Sheet materials used for writing are referred to as paper. packaging as well as other unique
uses. It is created by passing a network of fibers through creating a fiber sheet on a screen
using water. In the dry condition, the strands cling to one another. via means of hydrogen
bonding. Fillers and additives are regularly inserted into paper (T Suropan 2019). Three main
procedures are used to make paper, the following are:

01. Preparing Stocks

The crucial step is stock preparation for papermaking since the quality of the paper is
altered to fulfill the paper's objectives. The process includes adjusting and distributing
the fibers concentrations, mixing, and beating/refining, eliminating or polluting entrained
air. The steps in this method can be completed in any order to different circumstances
(Mishra 2019).

02. Forming Sheets

The majority of handicraft sheet making concerns putting a screen over the prepared
fiber pulp. Given the following measurements: 55 x 79 cm2 in a basin or container filled
to the proper level with water. The pulp is polished and distributed uniformly before
removing the screen, passing it over the container's.

03. Testing and Characteristics of Paper

a. Structural characteristics can reveal the general features of the paper sheet,
including base thickness and weight. Basis weight is used to the paper weight
per unit kept under circumstances with regulated humidity and temperature. The
most used measurement is grams per meters square. Additionally, thickness
describes the distance between the top surface and a perpendicular line. On the
paper's underside depending on a certain test conditions. Micrometer is the unit
of measurement; But the millimeter is a very common measurement.
b. Physical characteristics relating to paper strength are referred to as mechanical
qualities. Tensile, burst, and tear strength are the three most often utilized
mechanical characteristics.
c. Simple explanations for optical qualities include the following: when light strikes
the paper, it must reflect, scatter, and absorb the light. The optical characteristics
of paper are made up of several events and their effects such as opacity,
 brightness, or gloss. Whiteness and color are other optical qualities (Gullichsen
2018).

III. Objective of the Study

1. Create paper from water hyacinth and create goods and interior decor.

2. Analyze your level of satisfaction with the Created goods and interior decor.

There are two main parts to the experiment: the development and papermaking portions of
product and interior design prototypes. The processes for the study included the following:

A. Preparing the materials

Creating Product Prototypes

The section offers the following procedures for creating product prototypes:

I. Fieldwork was done to collect information, assess the issues, and determine the needs by
visiting the manufacturing and distribution facilities, and conducting in-depth interviews with
project participants, such as producers and consumers.

Ii. The data were examined, summarized, and evaluated using the documents. Creating the
conceptual framework for creating prototypes of items and home décor by looking at similar
works, doing fieldwork to interview experts, designers, and customers, and so on.

Iii. The conceptual framework was utilized to create goods for new businesses and nonprofit
organizations that make use of the aforementioned procedure and the hyacinth pulp recipe.

Iv. Focus groups with stakeholders and three product and packaging specialists were used to
assess the prototypes that had been built. Items on a questionnaire were scored using a
Likert-type scale with a maximum of five points.
V. Based on feedback and ideas from experts and stakeholders, the prototypes were updated,
and customer satisfaction with the prototypes was measured. The following step was using a
questionnaire along with
Items with average ratings on a five-point Likert scale (5 = highest [4.51- 5.00]; 4 = high
[3.51-4.50], 3 = moderate [2.513.50], 2 = low [1.51-2.50], and 1 = lowest [1.00-1.50] levels of
consumer satisfaction; Best, 2015).

IV. CONCLUSION

Using water hyacinth paper to create items and home furnishings encouraged the use of and
increased value for residual materials that are ecologically friendly, This is consistent with the
conclusion of They used a package design (Wang 2014) It showed the characteristics and
fundamental ideas of green design techniques and design.The remaining mass from the water
hyacinth stalks can be pulped once the juice has been extracted from them, but the pulp's low
freeness or poor drainage prohibits it from being made into paper. Short fibers are characterized
by low freeness. However, the pulp can be combined with abaca or waste paper pulps for
enough freedom to manufacture paper, much like the pulp from fresh and air-dried stalks.the
production of paper packaging from water hyacinth pulp considering carefully how things are
processed, used, and price to cover the higher expense resulting from poor pulp yield of stems
from water hyacinth. Juice extraction (before Using the process of pulping to help additional
pulps develop may recuperate a portion of the increased cost when hyacinth pulp is used. Other
pulps are mixed with the leftover bulk itself.

To guide the creation of contemporary items appropriate for the gender, age, and income of
target consumers, further research should be conducted to examine the characteristics of goods
and home decorations used in the community.

REFERENCES:

● B Gopal, 2017, Water Hyacinth. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers.