New Era University

College of Engineering and Architecture

Mechanical Engineering Department

PROPOSED MODIFIED SEWAGE COLLECTOR TO RESOLVE

PLASTIC POLUTION ON PHILIPPINE
WATER ENVIRONMENT

A fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Hamim R. Manamparan
Narendra Shresta I. Karunaratne

Nestor O. Viloria Jr

John Serafin B. Francisco

Benjamin Bolus III

I. Propose Title
“Proposed Modified Sewage Collector to Resolve Plastic Pollution on Philippine
Water Environment”
II. Class Schedule

10:00 AM – 12:00NN

III.Leader

Hamim R. Manamparan

IV. Members

Narendra Shresta I. Karunaratne

Nestor O. Viloria Jr

John Serafin B. Francisco

Benjamin Bolus III

V. Overview of the Study

The study aims to provide a well-fitted solution to the problem on improper solid
waste disposal on many Philippine waterbodies.

To address the problem, a modified sewage collector is carefully designed to

meet the needs of resolving the plastic pollution on most of the dead waterbodies.

The study will provide the necessary approach and appropriate procedures to
eradicate the adverse effect of plastic pollution.

The documentation of the study provides the computations necessary to come-

up with the specifications of the proposed subject matter (sewage collector). The
analyses and methods used in the study are carefully selected from the well-known
proven approaches.
 The bases of the data used in the study are adopted from the recent conducted
studies.

As a result, the study is said to be thoroughly conducted to make the best out of
it.

VI. Target Beneficiaries

The best target beneficiaries of the output of the study are the municipalities
dealing with the plastic pollution on their respected rivers, lakes and other
waterbodies. Environmental Institutions and organizations are also possible target
beneficiaries of the study.

VII. Sample Prototype Design

The sewage collector is a modified pontoon ship that collects solid waste
materials (plastic bottles, bags, and others).

The front conveyor chain will collect the floating solid waste materials.

The front pontoon hull tubes will be responsible for providing positive buoyant
force to allow the ship float on water surface.

The rudder will allow the maneuverability of the ship to allow the ship move
forward and backward.

The rear conveyor chain discharges the collected solid waste materials into the
dumping area or harbor.
 Conceptual Framework

A careful analysis will help to project the solution itself to the problem under
study. The quantitative analysis approach will help to layout the appropriate
procedure to resolve the problem.

Quantitative Analysis Solid Waste Management on Plastic Pollution on Philippine

Waterbodies
Approach
 Defining the Problem
Defining the
Problem Philippine waterbodies had been compromised over
these few decades as a result, a devastating problems
on water pollution arising from the improper solid waste
disposal.
Developing a
 Developing a Model
Model
Using previous statistical data of the polluted rivers,
a solid waste management model is constructed to
provide systematic approach on the resolution of the
Aquiring Input issue.

Data
 Acquiring Input Data
Data were connected from the recent studies
conducted by the researchers dealing with the improper
Developing a solid wastes disposal on rivers.
Solution
 Developing a Solution
All data were analyzed to provide potential solutions
to the problem. In this case the modification of a sewage
Testing the collector is seem to be well-fitted solution to the problem.
Solution
 Testing the Solution
The sewage collector is then applied and effectively
cleaned up the floating solid wastes.
Analyzing the
Results  Analyzing the Results
The sewage collector had been proven to be efficient
in cleaning-up the solid waste materials on the polluted
rivers.
Implementing  Implementing the Results
the Results The sewage collector is adequately supported and
utilized in the cleaning operations of the polluted rivers
throughout nationwide.
 The modified sewage collector must undergo certain procedures before it can be
available to the public consumers (target beneficiaries), an operation management
must be followed to analyze the possibilities of future problems that the sewage
collector might encounter. The following diagram shows the process of applying the
operation management to sewage collector.

Application of Operations Management to

Sewage Collector Operation
Marketing

Finance
Gathering data of Designing a sewage Providing a possible
polluted collector to clean cost for the
waterbodies (ie. up waterbodies designed sewage
River, lakes, etc.) from organic collector
materials

The sewage collector will essentially collect the floating solid waste material on
the surface of the water. The operations of the sewage collector can be visualized
from the drawing provided.

The operation of the sewage collector is nothing but like any other existing
segregation processes except that it is done on waterbodies like rivers or lakes. The
sewage collector will initially collect the floating solid waste materials using the
specialized conveyor into the compartment of the ship until such the compartment is
full. When the storage of the ship is full of the collect solid waste materials, the next
step is to discharge the wastes into the harbor or the initial dumping area. The
dumping area could be anywhere near the vicinity of the river or lake accessible to
the collection trucks and deposit it to the recovery facilities. The recovery facilities are
then responsible for properly separating the types of garbage from one the other
either recyclable, toxic, degradable or non-degradable. In this manner, the garbage
can then be decided for future use, recycling or even sell for profit. If the garbage
cannot be beneficial, then the collecting trucks will finally deliver the garbage to the
responsible authorities. The sewage collector will discharge new collected garbage
and the process continues to cycle until the river is cleaned thoroughly. A following
simple diagram will help to visualize the process and operations of sewage collector.

Sewage Collection

Selling

Sewage Retrieval

Truck Collection
Recycling Facilities

Waste Sorting

Sewage Collector Cleaning Process