Development of parchment paper made out of old cotton clothes for non-food packaging/ Alexandra Jane M. Gonzalvo, Vincent L.V. Lapuz, Mark John S. Montano, and Jade T. Pascual .--

Thesis (undergraduate)

College of Industrial Technology .-- Bachelor of Technology major in Print Media Technology: Technological University of the Philippines, 2022.

Includes bibliography

This project entitled “Development of Parchment Paper made out of Old Cotton Clothes
for Packaging” was generally developed to handle fabric pollution and produce an
alternative material to the wood pulp in terms of parchment paper for packaging. In a way,
a paper type can be used generally to hold dry goods, either food or non-food. Before the
development started, various sustainable literature was obtained for future
experimentation, observations, and production. Then, the steps into producing the proposed
material were drafted while reviewing past similar subjects of this matter. With gathered
resources, a whole list of components made into this development is sustainable and safe,
and a highly available main ingredient is shredded old cotton clothes, boiled and pulped to
remove any particles and be a manageable mush. A group of printing experts evaluated the
produced organic paper's acceptability performance in terms of functionality, workability,
durability, aesthetics, economy, safety, and saleability. Evaluators were composed of five
(5) faculty, five (5) experts/peers, and twenty (20) students taking up Graphic Arts and
Printing Technology courses at the university. The mean ratings of the evaluation in the
seven criteria are 4.31 for functionality, 4.35 for aesthetics, 4.42 for workability, 4.36 for
durability, 4.27 for economy, 4.22 for safety, and 4.20 for saleability. This product earned
the highest for workability, proving that the available resource of fabric wastes is highly
sustainable and viable for the product.