TITLE: From Waste to Paste

STATEMENTS OF THE PROBLEM

1. Will acetone and cigarette filter combination work to make a paste?

2. Will it be comparable to the commercial ones in terms of:
a) Texture?
b) Durability?
c) Stickiness?
d) Price?
e) Color?

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

This study aims to accomplish the following objectives:

1. To prepare a cheaper yet durable paste out of cigarette filters and acetone.
2. To compare the effectiveness of the paste from cigarette filters and acetone to the
leading brands.
3. To help clean our streets of cigarette butts thrown practically anywhere by smokers.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1. To inform people that cigarette filters from a cigarette used by a smoker can be useful in the
field of an alternative paste.
2. To prove that small wastes can be useful or reusable again in the other way around.
3. It can be useful for some students that cannot afford to buy reliable pastes.

MATERIALS

 Acetone
 Cigarette filter
 Plastic cup
 Spoon

PROCEDURE
1. Gather raw materials.
2. Separate cigarette filter from the cigarette paper and put it in a cup.
3. Put a 1.5ml acetone and pour it in the cup with 1 piece of cigarette filter.
4. Stir the filter with acetone.
5. Once it smoothens, the paste is produced and used.

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
  The ratio that was used was 1 cigarette filter to 1.5 ml of acetone. It was observed that the
duration of drying was faster than the commercial branded glues.

 Once the filter and acetone is mixed, the paste should be used right away since it dries fast.

 The paste from cigarette filter was able to meet the standard properties of a commercial branded
paste. Thus, cigarette filters contain chemical components that are good, making them a
promising substitute from the commercial pastes.

CONCLUSION

Kind of Paste Texture Durability Stickiness Price Color Odor

Commercial
Smooth Prolonged Very sticky ₽38/30 ml White Unpleasant
Glue
Home-made
White to
paste from
Smooth Prolonged Very Sticky ₽5.00/15 ml brown (if unpleasant
cigarette
used)
filters