"Engineering Waste Materials for PNG's Future.

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COFFEE HUSK CUSHION
Background Coffee Husk Coffee Husk
OBJECTIVES
Waste coffee husk is one of the by-products of coffee produce during the process Cushion.
of milling, which is composed of the dried skin, pulp and parchment. “It repre- »Make use of waste and raw materials.
senting about 12 % of the berry on dry-weight basis. About 0.18 tons of husks are »Producing a cushion from dry coffee husk.
released from 1ton of fresh coffee fruits, producing around 150 to 200 kg of com- »To show how a cushion is made from coffee husk.
mercial green coffee” (BLINOVÁ et al., 2017). “Many application approaches »To determine some other uses of coffee husk.
have been studied for coffee... husks re-utilization, such as substrate for biogas
and alcohol production, bio-sorbents for cyanide” (BLINOVÁ et al., 2017), Cush-
ion husk which we have come up with , etc. When dumped into the environment RESULTS & DISSCUSSION CONCLUTION
Coffee husk is one of the residues of coffee. It
it causes problems like Floor covering which influences animals’ welfare such Although, coffee husk is seen as a waste material, we have found out from past stud- remains a treat to the environment when it is
as behavioural characteristics, body surface temperature, etc… and therefore ies that the by-product had been utilized very effectively, for the production of feeds, not utilize. Apart from the other beneficial uses,
beverages, vinegar, biogas (fuel), caffeine, pectin, pectic enzymes, protein, and com- we have come up from these project that it can
the utilization of coffee husk for cushion may help to minimise these problems. post. In this project we have used it to create a comfortable sitting cushion for be made into a comfortable and reliable sitting
chairs. It is produced locally from waste coffee husk. It is convenient, reliable, and cushion for chair, “COFFEE HUSK CUSHION”.
METHODOLOGY Origin of coffee husk less expensive to produce. According to Sustainable Coffee Production in Rural Although the project may seem to be very sim-
Central Highland of Vietnam, “Coffee husk is among the most popular and im- ple, we had just showed the starting line to
Below are the procedures on how to create a 1 2 portant materials used in the modern world”. However, its popularity is part of the which it can be further enhanced, by studying
huge problem and reason why coffee husks should be engineered. Instead of dump- its properties, where it can be combined with
cushion using coffee husk. other materials to produce a perfect one.
ing off, disturbing the natural habitat we can optimize the lifespan of coffee husk by
As the developing country, most locals can relay
1. The collection of the materials needed. engineering and reusing them. Therefore, producing a comfortable setting cushion
heavily on this project to create for themselves
will contribute more on preventing the environment and its impacts. More im- a sleeping bed, pillows, cushion for sitting and
2. By using the scissor we cut the plastics into 3 portantly it will help reduce the uses of polymers, mattress, rubber, etc… and will also can used as compost as many (PNG) have
landscapes resolutions and sew them using the help prevent the environment and save the raw materials and resources. The bene- practiced it. As for this project along we as a
thread and the needle to make a polybag. 5 fits of this project. group had learnt the importance of why the use
4 It will reduce cost form buying expensive furniture from shops or hardware. of waste materials are significant in our society
3. Fill the polybag with the dried coffee husk. The It can be an avenue to reduce the effect of littering by coffee husk around the envi- today, i.e. for the demanding needs of the
growing population , in sustainable practices
size of the polybag of coffee husk must be proposi- ronment. and to reduce problems associated with wastes.
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tional to the cushion cover. Production of Coffee Husk Cushion.
It can enable unfortunate locals and average income earners to create their own
sitting cushion. RECOMMENDATIONS
4. The opening of the polybag was sewn and the 6 7 It can be another way of earning income for unemployed people .We recommend that coffee husk waste can
cushion cover was worn over it. It can preserve other resources such as timber be reused again to make any type of cushion.
5. Finally we use coloured threads to stitch our It will help reduce serious health problems .We advised that it is a less expensive exer-
It will help maintain the beauty of the natural environment. cise
names on the cushion. 8 9
.Can be done by any one.
Finding alternatives for the use of this waste is of great importance, which is due to
.We recommending any other alternative
their toxic character, that can be harmful if disposed into the environment. uses of coffee husk. Eg. Compost.

APPENDIXES REFERENCES
A) Materials needed B) figures
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2.1 Polybag 1 Coffee tree
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4.Thread and needle .
3 Parchment Bean after Pulping, Washing & Drying.
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6 Creating a poly bag Sekhar, D. Pradeep Kumar, P.B. and K. Tejeswara Rao. (2014). "J. Acad. Ind. Res. Effect of coffee husk Compost on growth and yield of paddy", ., vol. 3, pp. 195-197.
7 Coffee Husks are filled into the poly bag
8 Poly bag is pushed into the cover. Shemekite, F., “et al”. (2014). Waste Management. "Coffee husk composting: an investigation of the process using molecular and

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9 Final product.. COFFEE HUSK CUSHION