The Weed Jammer An agricultural application for foil drink pouches is needed to reduce the impact on our landfills one pouch at a time!

THE PROBLEM “1.4 billion Capri Sun pouches are landfilled or littered each year in the United States” Capri Sun drink pouches are “among the top 5 items found on beaches and coastlines” Author Unknown. (June 19, 2014). Tell Kraft to “Respect the Planet”. Retrieved from

BRAINSTORM Irrigation System Use in a Green House Float Beds Seed Packs Flower Wall Feed Sacks Milk Pouches Flower Bed Liner Fencing

CRITERIA & CONSTRAINTS Agricultural Application Foil pouch should remain mostly intact Pouch cannot be melted, burned or shredded Two weeks to complete process Can be combined with other waste products

DEVELOP & PROPOSE DESIGNS Each team member submitted a sketch of their design proposal The team reviewed and discussed each proposal before selecting the final two designs. Review of the final designs resulted in the selection of our prototype model and a secondary concept design

IMPLEMENTATION Materials List Kool-Aid Jammers/Capri Sun Pouches & Boxes Duct Tape Scissors Hole Punch Stapler Pen

CREATE MODEL OR PROTOTYPE

EVALUATE SOLUTION & CONSEQUENCES Pros The Weed Jammer will be placed around the base of plants to reduce growth of weeds. Light and portable, it can be easily removed/relocated Packaging provides reuse of corrugated packaging the pouches are sold in Cons Solid foil barrier could prevent water from reaching plant roots Foil could potentially reflect sunlight to bottom of leaves and cause burn damage If not properly installed could be damaged by lawn care equipment

REFINE THE DESIGN One design modification was required before preparing the final design. The Weed Jammer would not fit over the top of a plant, so a cut was made allowing it to be placed around a plant.

CREATE THE FINAL DESIGN

COMMUNICATION PROCESSES AND RESULTS