Abstract :
The problem plastic waste still becomes one of problems that never ends as
long as there is life there definitely be producing waste. The higher the population
the more waste produced. Waste has several categories, namely toxic waste, solid
waste that cannot be decomposed and solid waste can be decomposed. Toxic waste
is waste that contains chemical substance in it. Biodegradable waste is waste that
can be decomposed by nature. Solid waste that cannot be decomposed is waste that
cannot be integrated with nature for a long time. Plastic is a staple material that is
widely used in industry and trade. The use of plastic is widely used as a basic
packaging material because the price of plastic is relatively cheaper compared to
other materials.
A plastic chopper machine is manufactured that can be used to break down
plastic waste as the basic material for a product. The desired recycling process is
to convert plastic waste into plastic flakes. A plastic chopping machine made with
a capacity of 10 kg/hour to be able to chop plastic waste with certain specifications
where not all plastic waste can be chopped with this machine. This plastic chopping
machine has gone through the testing stage with the results in accordance with the
design of the plastic chopping machine.