Transforming Polyethylene Plastic Materials into the Design and Development of Fine Arts Products for the Chao Phu Pha Women's Community Enterprise

Abstract

This research was initiated to address the need for reusing waste materials, specifically polyethylene plastic netting, from the Chao Phu Pha Women's Community Enterprise. Polyethylene plastic materials were placed in an oven at 100-150°C for 1-10 minutes each. Following this, their ability to be formed into bas-relief, high-relief, and round relief shapes was tested. The experimental results indicated that the appropriate temperature for forming the workpiece is 110-120°C, with a processing time of 3-5 minutes. Bas-relief shapes can be effectively formed from polyethylene plastic materials using tile molds. This led to the design of a fine art product prototype to enhance the value of waste, and the suggestions include an example of creating such a product from bas-relief polyethylene material.