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Revision as of 22:26, 4 May 2013
Abstract
Bag it Up Box Kite was designed at Humboldt State University's Engineering 215 during Spring 2013. SCRAP Humboldt asked us to repurpose products from the waste stream. Our group was given the task of repurposing malt bags. This led to the creation of the Bag it Up Box Kite.
Background
The client for ENGR 215 Spring 2013 class is SCRAP Humboldt. SCRAP Humboldt was created to fill Humboldt County’s need for a creative reuse center. SCRAP began in 1999, when a local Portland Oregon teacher received a grant to open up a reuse center for all the unused materials that teachers had accumulated. As they grew, SCRAP began the SCRAP USA program, which works with setting up reuse centers around the United States. As of right now, SCRAP has reuse centers in Portland, Oregon; Humboldt, California; Denton, Texas; Washington D.C.; and Traverse City, Michigan (SCRAP 2013).
Objective and criteria
The objective given to team Reduce, Reuse, Remalt Bag was to create a product that repurposes malt bags and keeps them out of the waste stream. Before deciding on a specific product, we created and weighted criteria that we wanted our final product to fulfill.
Criteria | Description | Weight (1-10) |
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Sustainability | Over 75% recycled materials | 10 |
Re-Creatability | DIY Project | 10 |
Entertainment Value | Can be used often | 9 |
Aesthetics | Looks like a DIY project | 7 |
Portability | Small enough to be held by two people | 7 |
Durability | Must last more than 3 years w/ maintenance | 6 |
Safety | Safe for kids | 5 |
Cost | Less than $50 to create | 2 |
Description of final project
Our final project is a box kite made of malt bags and bamboo
Costs
Material | Our Cost ($) | Retail Cost ($) |
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Malt Bags | $00.00 | n/a |
Bamboo Sticks (bag) | $03.85 | $03.85 |
Masking Tape | $03.00 | $03.00 |
String | $02.50 | $02.50 |
Parchment Paper | $04.00 | $04.00 |
Hot Glue Sticks (bag) | $02.65 | $02.65 |
Needle and Thread | $00.00 | $00.50 |
Total | $16.00 | $16.70 |
Testing Results
It can fly!
How to build
Authors
References
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