Feasibility Study of Paper Manufacturing from Organic Waste

The demand for paper in cities has serious effects on ecosystems, especially due to cutting of trees the atmospheric pollution has been increased which ultimately affects the overall ecosystem. The alternative solution for this is to make paper from materials which are waste for society and which will ultimately reduce the load on waste management. This experimental study is to find out the suitability of organic waste material as an alternative material in making pulp and paper. Organic waste material held some properties which are very helpful for making paper e.g. fiber content. Due to fast growth in population, urbanization and industrialization, the demand and consumption of paper has increased tremendously. These put high load on our natural resources and force the industry to look for alternative raw material. So, this project gives the way to reduce load on waste management and give alternative to use the waste in proper way. This experimental study is to investigate the suitability of coir fibers, rice straw and decomposable matter as an alternative material in making pulp and paper. Vermicomposting process is used to characterize fiber content in organic waste. Optimum conditions for producing strongest handmade paper are using 70% of partially decompose kitchen waste and 30% of fruit peal compost together.