The number of fossil fuels is decreasing dramatically, whereas the amount of waste around the world is increasing due to the non-biodegradable petroleum-based product such as plastics. Therefore, impact response performance of pineapple leaf fibre/carbon reinforced hybrid epoxy composite was analysed with different layering sequences to replace non-biodegradable materials. The fibres laminates used for the hybrid composites were fabricated using interwoven between pineapple leaf fibre(PALF) and carbon fibre reinforced epoxy resin. The composites were made by using vacuum infusion method with a weight factor of 30% fibre and 70% epoxy resin. Other than the pure PALF reinforced epoxy composite, the PALF/carbon reinforced hybrid composites were using weight factor of 24% PALF and 6% carbon fibre. 5 types of layering sequences composites were fabricated that were, pure PALF, carbon/PALF/carbon, PALF/carbon/PALF, alternative PALF with carbon, and alternative carbon with PALF. Charpy impact test was used to obtain the impact strength of the hybrid composites. From the result obtained shows that layering sequences of PALF/carbon/PALF exhibited the highest impact strength that is around 100kJ/m2 compare with others, followed by alternatively PALF with carbon, alternatively carbon with PALF, carbon/PALF/carbon and lastly pure PALF.
