MY GAP:
A better way to separate and dispose rubbishes at home in terms of paper, glass, plastic, food, and etc.
Problem: We are 5 people living in a shared house and recently we have been given a brown rubbish bin besides black and green rubbish bins to separate our rubbishes for recycling. But inside the house there is only one rubbish bin and we put and mix all the rubbishes into one rubbish bin whereas we have to separate them and put them separately into designated bins. The problem which needs to be solved is to separate the rubbishes into separate containers (inside bag) before putting them in the outside bins.
The bins are shown in the following image:
Black bin:
The black bin is for recycling items and includes:
- Paper, newspapers and magazines
- Food and drinks cans
- Foil packaging and aerosols
- Glass bottles and jars
- Cardboard packaging and corrugated cardboard
- Plastic bottles
- Plastic packaging e.g. food trays, yoghurt pots, margarine tubs
- Cartons e.g. Tetra Paks
Green bin:
The green bin is for garden waste and includes:
- grass cuttings
- hedge clippings
- tree prunings
- Christmas trees
- woody green waste up to six inches in diameter
Brown bin:
The brown bin is for household waste and includes:
- Nappies
- Polystyrene
- Thin plastics e.g. cling film
- Crisps and sweet wrappers
- Plastic bags
- Any non recyclable items see What can I put in my recycling bin? for more details on what can go in your recycling bin
Green caddy bin:
The green caddy bin is for food waste and includes:
- Dairy
- Fish
- Fruit & vegetables
- Meat & Bones
- Bread & Pastries
- Tea & Coffee grounds
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Brief explanation of how the gap satisfies the four course project criteria:
- I personally experience this problem in the living house every day
- The people of the shared house altogether have the same facing problem
- I will be able to design and create a prototype of the artifact that would address this gap and it is not complex
- The gap is addressed by an artifact in a domain of physical product