Subodh Public School , Rambagh - Annual Science Model Competition 2021  - Covid Brick
Channel: Covid Brick
Date: 2021-07-24

Subodh Public School , Rambagh - Annual Science Model Competition 2021  - Covid Brick Under Theme Environmental Science By Daksh Agarwal & Devansh Gupta Flyers 2B

Name – Daksh Agarwal & Devansh Gupta
Class Teacher  – Mr. Anush Paliwal Sir
Theme   - Bioscience, Environmental Science and Chemical Science
Title - covid brick
Tag line -  Waste To Resource From Covid Discards
Objective / Aim / Need of the Project – Restoration Of Face masks , Face masks are a part of the new normal life , wherein the world’s plastic waste wasn’t been recycled or be decomposed easily the Corona  Virus (COVID - 19) has also resulted in a lot of waste Covid Discards (waste caused due to covid) Masks, head cover and certain types of body suits of PPE which are made from non-woven fabric are being thrown in the dustbin after a few uses, and after a while, they end up in the oceans becoming COVID waste and they are adding to the non decomposable waste . The idea is to manage the waste by the way of recycling and utilise it for something better and resourceful . Here we have basically used three things – masks, head cover and certain types of body suits of PPE which are made from non-woven fabric to make a brick . it will be 100% chemical free and will be very safe and helpful to degrade this covid waste . this a very simple way to convert problem causing mask to a resourseful item 
Scientific Principle / Concept Involved –
In the present available suituatuion just after the covid pandemic another pandemic of waste is waiting  for us . The masks are originally plastic woven but we actually don’t know what to do of it sometime its mixed with either regular waste or is thrown into garbage bins which make recyclable waste also infectant ,this is the only thing  however our project is decoding this point only ….. science behind this project is bascially very easy here in we are disposing this covid waste using almost 0% chemicals every precautional item is very dangerous to be kept in direct contact everything here we use in disinfected completly before using ,. After following proper sanitation protocols, the material will be shredded, added to industrial paper waste procured from paper mills, and then mixed with binder. “The mix is kept for 5-6 hours before being set in moulds. The bricks are naturally dried for three days and the product is then ready for use,” he says . Safety and hygiene are paramount when dealing with medical waste , Central Pollution Control Board guidelines says  . PPE waste must be kept untouched for 72 hours before disposal,so we are follloing here in this project the compost boxes with the ppe dispose will be opened 72 hours later and the waste will first be washed in a pool of disinfectant later will be used for the project , we are using shredded paper waste from paper mills which is a waste for them and a gold for us …..
Work Plan *
As the bins are kept everywhere for normal garbage there should be a new bins should be setted up for this project  .. .after the collection of such ppe non eco friendly waste the strings are removed with all necessary safety precaution  these will be kept closed in a container as per Central Pollution Control Board guidelines for 72 hours to remove and disinfect the present active  chemicals in it, after the bins open the are cleaned in a pool full of disinfecting agents basically its passed thru a disinfecting chamber then they are sun dried and are shredded into fine pieces and is mixed in a composition on 45% shredded ppe waste , 45% paper shreded waste from paper mills , 5% adhesive and 5% cement  + water required for binding , afgter that is kept for around 5-6 hours before moulding then is mouldied into nedded size and is sundried until dried totally depends on wether condition  , And our covid brick is ready

Utility of the Project / Idea –
 we  in the entire worlds are using 129 dispolsable PPE masks every months which on an average comes out to be 3 million masks every minute and 50 thousand masks every second   Our partners who clean the roads and garbage pits can be very very much dangerous for them to get infected from this virus while cleaning it protects them for the safe and make it safe for them , it minimizes the plastic woven covid waste it also destroys our ocean and water bodies too this project solves this and many more problem  , Most of them are disposable face masks made from plastic microfibers. Unless we figure out a solution for this, we will be in a big mess!