Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Vocational Education, Applied Science and Technology (ICVEAST 2026)

8th International Conference of Vocational Education, Applied Science and Technology (ICVEAST 2026)

📍Semarang, Indonesia🗓️ 16-17 July 2026
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Recycling Plastic Waste into Moving Bed Filter Media for Aquarium Filtration Systems

Authors
Yulius Eka Agung Seputra1, *
1Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: y.eka@ui.ac.id
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Yulius Eka Agung Seputra
Available Online 23 October 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_45How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Aquarium Filtration; Waste Management; Environmental sustainability
Abstract

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges we face today, wreaking havoc on ecosystems across the globe. This study aims to investigate a practical application of recycled plastic, showing its original use as alternative sustainable material for moving bed filter media in aquarium filtration systems. The study will assess recycled plastic media improvements water quality, biogren or bio filtration and sustainability of improved environmental footprint. The physical properties, durability, functionality of the media and its potential to promote growth of beneficial bacteria, which can decompose waste were determined by laboratory tests. Findings show that utilizing recycled plastic media as aquarium filter media offers a low-cost and sustainable approach for effective maintenance of aquarium ecosystems, while also playing a role in solving the worldwide challenge with plastics waste. Abstract: Integration of waste management and environmental sustainability into practical applications in aquaculture systems is still an unresolved challenge, despite its immense importance.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference of Vocational Education, Applied Science and Technology (ICVEAST 2026)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
23 October 2026
ISBN
978-2-38476-620-8
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-620-8_45How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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