Reuse of Waste Corrugated With Coir Fibers as a Packaging Material

This article is about the reuse of waste corrugated, blended with coir fibers and used as a packaging material in the form of papers. It started from explaining about the motivation of using coir as the reinforced fiber for waste corrugated. Several researchers have started their initial experiments with different composition, analysis, properties and formulation in utilizing coir as packaging material. Then, this article describes the procedure of paper making by using the waste corrugated with coir fiber. Trial formulation was performed to find the correct mixing component from these two materials. Subsequently, the mechanical test associated with packaging material illustrated in the process flow, followed by treatment required and the properties obtained from this blend. Common mechanical properties of papers generally measured through tensile and tear strength, controlled by beating time. The orientation of fibers and colors based on coir fiber/waste corrugated percentage was also being discussed. The findings were clarified by providing significant composition of waste corrugated/coir fiber that could be utilized according to its function and economical factor as paper. Finally, a further research that might be useful to mark coir/wasted corrugated paper as a commercially viable packaging material had been stated at the end of this article.