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    Title: Scrap Metal Repurposing Into Stools

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    This document discusses repurposing scrap metal into stools to address the problems of illegal scrap metal dumping. Scrap metal composes over 50% of litter in PNG and when dumped can leach toxic chemicals and pollute the environment. The document proposes a methodology to collect, sort, cut, weld, drill and finish scrap metal into stools. Repurposing scrap metal in this way would reduce waste, save resources and energy, avoid pollution from dumping, and provide a useful product from materials that would otherwise become litter.

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    Title: Scrap Metal Repurposing Into Stools

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    This document discusses repurposing scrap metal into stools to address the problems of illegal scrap metal dumping. Scrap metal composes over 50% of litter in PNG and when dumped can leach toxic chemicals and pollute the environment. The document proposes a methodology to collect, sort, cut, weld, drill and finish scrap metal into stools. Repurposing scrap metal in this way would reduce waste, save resources and energy, avoid pollution from dumping, and provide a useful product from materials that would otherwise become litter.

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    This document discusses repurposing scrap metal into stools to address the problems of illegal scrap metal dumping. Scrap metal composes over 50% of litter in PNG and when dumped can leach toxic chemicals and pollute the environment. The document proposes a methodology to collect, sort, cut, weld, drill and finish scrap metal into stools. Repurposing scrap metal in this way would reduce waste, save resources and energy, avoid pollution from dumping, and provide a useful product from materials that would otherwise become litter.

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    Title: Scrap Metal Repurposing Into Stools

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    This document discusses repurposing scrap metal into stools to address the problems of illegal scrap metal dumping. Scrap metal composes over 50% of litter in PNG and when dumped can leach toxic chemicals and pollute the environment. The document proposes a methodology to collect, sort, cut, weld, drill and finish scrap metal into stools. Repurposing scrap metal in this way would reduce waste, save resources and energy, avoid pollution from dumping, and provide a useful product from materials that would otherwise become litter.

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    TITLE: SCRAP METAL REPURPOSING INTO STOOLS

    Scrap metal
    Every year, communities find a large amount of scrap metal litter. Much of this litter is a result of
    illegal dumping of cars and construction waste. Illegal dumping of scrap metal promotes leaching
    of toxic substances into the environment as well as causing visual pollution, safety issues and
    degradation of wildlife habitats. If scrap metal was to be recycled or repurposed rather than
    dumped, the waste problem would be solved and significant energy savings realised.

    Scope of the Problem Objectives


    When people think of litter they tend to  To reduce the waste materials in the society by encouraging good
    think of household waste such as plastic environmental practices
    bags and food packaging. Whilst these  To produce useful products from the scrape materials & aids assessment of
    materials are a major component of litter, the overall life cycle of products and understanding of materials;
    scrap metal is also significant. Scrap metal
     To reflects economic realities without creating market distortions that
    composes over 50% of litter collected
    across PNG. impede environmental objectives

    In addition to the waste management Methodology


    problem presented by scrap metal, primary
    metal production also causes a severe Problem Proposed design Scrap Collection/sorting
    environmental impact. identification
    Scrap metal littering Cutting, welding and drilling
    When dumped in the environment, such as
    car bodies can leach toxic chemicals from
    oil, petrol, diesel, battery acid, coolants and Smoothing and painting
    transmission and brake fluids. Cars dumped
    in rivers can become lethal traps for
    swimmers and for wildlife and scrap metal Product Presentation
    dumped in the bush can spontaneously
    combust causing fires.

    Illegal dumping sites tend to attract


    additional litter compounding the original
    problem.

    Why do people dump scrap metal?


    Most people dump rubbish to avoid waste
    disposal charges or the inconvenience of
    organising waste removal or taking rubbish
    to the waste management facility.

    Sustainability Benefits of
    Repurposing scraps
     Conserve valuable natural
    resources and raw materials
     Avoid air and water pollution:
    using repurposed materials
    generally creates less pollution
     Save landfill space and ensures
    materials don’t become litter!
     Reducing the need to dig for
    Conclusion
    virgin materials conserves soil
    integrity and wildlife habitats
    By engineering waste materials such as scrap metal to purposeful means to avoid
     Save energy: repurposed items the environmental costs of dumped rubbish and the risk of it leaching toxic
    from scraps require less energy to chemicals into groundwater at landfill sites. In addition, we avoid the cost of taking
    manufacture thus conserving oil rubbish to the waste management facility.
    and reducing greenhouse gas
    emissions References
    Quick Scrap Metal Tips Australian Aluminium Council
    Don’t become a litter bug, remember you can recycle to http://www.aluminium.org.au/Page. php?s=1005
    earn a few bucks or
    Clean Up Australia Ltd Rubbish Report 2009
    Start becoming an inventor now by repurposing to useful Group 15 Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute Sheet Steel
    beneficial items (e.g. stools & tables). Factsheet 20 http://www.cssbi.ca/Eng/_pdf/Facts
    20.pdf

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