The Environmentally Safe and Multi-Functional Pizza Box
with multiple purposes and functions
Why Create This Pizza Box ?
When we purchase a large pizza from a pizza shop, the grease, oils, and cheese begin to stain the bottom of the cardboard pizza box. The aroma of the pizza makes our stomachs growl and we savor each bite. When the pizza box is empty, Americans place pizza boxes into recycling bins, even though they are disposing of unrecyclable materials. According to the Good News Rescue, mills discharge over two billion cardboard pizza boxes in the United States each year. Americans need to understand why many cardboard pizza boxes cannot be recycled because of the grease and oil lingering in the materials. In order to solve this problem, creating an environmentally friendly pizza box with materials to collect grease from pizza will help America’s problem of correctly recycling items. Even though pizza boxes that do not contain grease and cheese can be recycled, we must think about the pizza boxes that contain oils that cannot be separated from fibers in the pizza boxes.
In the environmentally friendly pizza box, the interior will have a peelable aluminum foil that can be thrown into the trash. Once the aluminum foil is placed into the trash, the cardboard box will be able to be properly disposed into the recyclable bins. Giving Americans the option to recycle pizza boxes properly will not only help Recycling Mills but help with the environment. Recycling the Multi Eco-Box will save energy, act as a multi-use box, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which also prevents climate change.
"Pizza boxes represent 1.7% of the 35.9 million tons of corrugated containeroard producedin the U.S annually" -WestRock's Incoporation Recovered Fiber Stream Study
"Grease is hydrophobic and when pizza boxes approach a 20 wt% concentration of the furnish, grease interference with inter-fiber bonding begins..." -WestRock's Incoportation Recoverd Fiber Stream Study
Science
Technology
Engineering
Art
Math
Science: The idea of the Multi Eco-Box corresponds with Environmental Science and Biology. Throwing away pizza boxes with oils and grease absorbed into the material negatively affects the recycling process. Paper fibers that are contaminated with grease and cheese cannot separate during pulping processes. When certain hydrophobic materials enter recycling machines, the elements will eventually impact the environment. The grease and oil in the cardboard boxes contribute to deforestation. In order to properly create and design the Multi Eco-Box, using biological, plant science, and atmospheric sciences must be used.
Technology: Technology is part of the process of creating Multi-Eco-Box because it requires factories, assembly lines, and advanced technology. The Multi Eco-Box possesses aluminum foil, cardboard, and other recyclable materials that undergo manufacturing and industrial production. Furthermore, the original design of the Multi Eco-Box was outlined on computer-aided software. The computer-aided software, CAD Onshape allows the design of the Multi Eco-Box to have higher quality designs with measurements and angles, which are documented in the design. Also, the Multi Eco-Box is an inexpensive item since CAD Onshape is a free online program.
Engineering: Proper measurements, accurate constructions, and innovative engineering were used in the process of creating the Multi Eco-Box. To have an innovative design, the idea must be new. The Multi Eco-Box has new and practical elements for people to use when they want to purchase a pizza in a box and recycle the box afterward. In addition to the Multi Eco-Box having recyclable elements, the pizza box has multifunctioning parts for consumers to use. In the final design of the pizza box, the pizza stand acts as a detachable serving tray for consumers to eat pizza off of. In order to achieve the goal of creating a multifunctional pizza box, I used scientific principles to devise a practical and convenient box.
Art: Throughout the process of creating the Multi Eco-Box, incorporating a modern and sharp logo illustrates how the pizza box will affect the environment and act as a unique way to function as a pizza box. The logo has vibrant and intricate designs to mimic the idea of the pizza box acting as an eco-friendly and easy to use item. The plant that is sketched over the title of the logo symbolizes how the Multi Eco-Box will save energy and resources, prevent pollution, and reduce landfills since it is recyclable. The green color of the plant design represents the impact the Multi Eco-Box will have on the environment and how it will be a contributing factor in decreasing greenhouse gas emissions. The bold font of the title “Multi Eco-Box” will stand out to consumers and create a mesmerizing effect on the logo. Additionally, the dark green and brown of the cardboard box relates to how it is vital to protect nature and help maintain the environment.
Mathematics: The idea of mathematics is included in the design by the precise measurements and dimensions in the cardboard box design. The Multi Eco-Box is unlike many other pizza boxes because it includes a small variety of sizes. After all, this particular design allows multiple sizes and multiple pizza boxes to be stored. The dimensions in the CAD Onshape design is measured in inches and is scaled to size. The layout of the pizza box on the computer-aided design software program has a dimension of 16x16 to mimic a conventional pizza box design with new dimensions of a 6x16 layered slot. Furthermore, the perimeter of the pizza box has multiple holes around the cardboard to reduce the chances of contamination and increase airflow. The futuristic and geometrical square pizza box will benefit the environment, as well as act as a multifunctional device.
"The grease and food residue on the bottom portion of the box contaminates the recyable material, adding to the nearly 30% of waste that ends up in America's recycling bins" -Recycling Simplified, Republic Services
