SLCA Project Worksheet

Project Title : Use of Bamboo Toothbrush

Project Team Members : Alfian Hanafi

Azhura Salsabila

Section Description Project Detail

Goal Intended Application Penggunaan sikat gigi yang
terbuat dari bambu sebagai
pengganti sikat gigi yang terbuat
dari plastik
Intended audience Rumah tangga (keluarga)
Intended use of results Sebagai alat pembersih gigi
Users of results Mengurangi limbah sikat gigi
plastik
Summary of goal statement Penggunaan sikat gigi yang
terbuat dari bambu untuk
digunakan anggota keluarga
sebagai pengganti sikat ggi dari
plastic
flowchart Attach to document
scope Functions of the system N ( t ) =N ( t +∆ t )=∆ N , The
change in production of both
plastic toothbrush and bamboo
toothbrush (∆ N ) in the
interval of time (∆ t) And
the disposal rate,
∆ D= ( inflow rate−outflow rate ) ∆ t=(∆ N−F
Functional unit 1 toothbrush and 3 months of
use
System boundaries To reduce the amount of plastic
toothbrush released in landfills
to prevent more long-term
environmental damage done by
the release of the toxins from
plactics.
Allocation procedure
Impact Assesment Consider the plastic toothbrush
impact and bamboo toothbrush
to the environment by
censusing the society, doing
some reasearch, and anylizing
journal that provide a data
about plastic and bamboo
toothbrush’s LCA
Data requirement Journal that consist a data
 about life cycle of plastic
toothbrush and bamboo
toothbrush, also consist the
impact of both to the
enviroment, data from the
society’s impact, and
environmatal impact
Assumptions
Constraints Plastic toothbrush can’t be
recycled and not biodegradable
Satria Primatama

Phase 1. Goal and Scope Definition

Phase 2. Inventory Analysis

Section Description Project Detail

Life cycle stages Pre-manufacturing The raw material is bamboo,oil
for injection molded and
nylon,metal for staples (holding
bristle in bamboo),alumunium
or brass.
Manufacturing
Product Delivery
Costumer use & reuse Bamboo toothbrush can be
 reused and recycled and it’s
biodegradable,while plastic
toothbrush can be reused as a
cleaning tool but is ultimately
disposed of in a landfill
Recycling & waste management Bamboo toothbrush
Disposal Solid waste : Scrap Plastic
Data Collection
Validation
Allocation

Phase.3 Impact analysis

Section Description Project Detail

Stressors Raw materials bamboo,oil for injection molded
and nylon,metal for staples
(holding bristle in
bamboo),alumunium or brass.
Energy use
Air emissions Hazardous emissions : VOCs &
CH4)
Solid waste Created via injection molding to
fabricate rigid plastic parts :
Scrap plastic sent to a landfill of
which 84% is contamined.
Radiation
Noise
Impact categories Human health
Ecological health
Social Welfare
Resource Depletion
Impact-analysis weighting matrix

Life stage Stressor Impact category bamboo toothbrush Row

Human Ecological Social Resource average
health health welfare depletion
Pre- L
manufacture
Product
Manufacture
Product
Delivery
Product Use
Recycling
Disposal

Impact-analysis weighting matrix

Life stage Stressor Impact category plastic toothbrush Row

Human Ecological Social Resource average
health health welfare depletion
Pre- L L
manufacture
Product L L
Manufacture
Product
Delivery
Product Use L L
Recycling L L
Disposal H H

Phase 4. Interpretation

Section Description Project Detail

Environmental issues
Evaluate results Completeness
 Sensivity
Consistency
Conclusion Consistency with goals
Recommended improvement Product Design
Product Function
Product disposal