Muhammad Firas Mohd Nazri, Muhammad Harith Haikal Tarmizi, Muhammad Fakhri Rashdan Rizzuanoor, Haslinda Ramli and Azira Ayub
Keywords: Metal, Reuse, Recycle, Reduce, Green environmental
Abstract: Metals are solid material which are shining, flexible, fusible, and ductile with good thermal and electrical conductivity such as silver, copper, iron, aluminum and alloy. It is used for variety of purposes and products such as in household, industrial and food packaging. However, the worn and used metal are usually thrown, and not properly recycled. This could lead to environmental issues. The objective of this project is to design products from used metal materials thus supports for green environmental. Used metals can be used to create other new, usable and marketable products. R-Metal Green Creations are designed using used metal products which have the potential to be marketed world-wide. This innovation project use the concept of “reuse”, “recycle”, “redesign” and “reduce” which is to use again the metals and remodel them as new, attractive and higher value products and as the same time reduce the environmental pollution. It also supports 11th Malaysian Plan which is green environmental and waste reduction. The methodology consists of collecting materials, analyzing potential capability, design, and test the products. The products are made from used kitchen utensils but was redesign to become a unique holder for food, stationary or decorations. Educational teaching aid tools are also created using metal food packaging. Variety of products can be produced depends to the size of metals. The results showed that these products can be commercialized as new products such as in educations and decorative metalwork. It has the ability to be redesigned as new products with minimal production cost. Subsequently, minimizing the used of raw material and reduce waste disposal. The price of these new products are in actual cheaper and value for money. These products are unique and therefore have a higher aesthetic value and can be marketed globally. Importantly it supports for green environmental inventiveness.