Husk as a Substitute for Styrofoam Plastic Products Manufacturing Packaging

The problem discussed in this article is related to manufacturing activities that use styrofoam plastic materials as packaging for electronic goods that have the potential to damage the environment. Material innovation from National natural resources is needed to overcome it. The replacement of synthetic materials with rice husk material as manufacturing raw materials is used as a keyword in an effort to minimize the impact of environmental pollution. The study used a trial method of making new material substitutions for the development of green manufacturing. Modeling and testing of chaff material for styrofoam substitutes as packaging for manufactured goods has been successfully carried out with a research performance level of 95%. The resulting husk model has physical characteristics that are close to those of Styrofoam, namely A4 + T + P3 + W + t6. model. Micro-biologically, the husk material is easily broken down in the soil so that this material does not disturb the living environment when it becomes trash. While styrofoam material is not decomposed by micro-organisms in the soil, so that the husk material can be used as a substitute for styrofoam plastic materials.