Recently , with a team of students from Delhi University , DTU and IP , I was involved in building a raspberry pi based smart dustbin. This post has been long overdue. We had built our first prototype in the month March. Since then, I have not been able to find time to update my blog.
This smart dustbin is an initiative to incentivize proper recycling practices.We, in India are at a break-point of a looming waste management crisis. This project is our small attempt to address the cause of Solid Waste Management.
When you put some waste object into this dustbin , it tries to determine what that object is. This is done through image processing algorithms. The machine has been programmed to accept only cans and PET bottles. If the object you put in was either of these , the machine will accept it and confirm with a detected message on the screen. This message is followed by a USSD code that can be used to recharge your phone or get a discount coupon on you mobile phone. We partnered with Favcy to handle our reward system. Favcy helps brands gamify social market engagements and provide real world rewards against those engagements.
Here is a video of the prototype (it is a little slow , but we made it quick and awesome finally) :
The machine ready to be tested at metro station , malls and other public places.
We tested the machine at a few locations , to gauge the response of users.
Check out:
http://weconvert.org/
Currently , we are in the process of building a second prototype, using the feedback we collected during the trial runs of the first machine.
This smart dustbin is an initiative to incentivize proper recycling practices.We, in India are at a break-point of a looming waste management crisis. This project is our small attempt to address the cause of Solid Waste Management.
When you put some waste object into this dustbin , it tries to determine what that object is. This is done through image processing algorithms. The machine has been programmed to accept only cans and PET bottles. If the object you put in was either of these , the machine will accept it and confirm with a detected message on the screen. This message is followed by a USSD code that can be used to recharge your phone or get a discount coupon on you mobile phone. We partnered with Favcy to handle our reward system. Favcy helps brands gamify social market engagements and provide real world rewards against those engagements.
Here is a video of the prototype (it is a little slow , but we made it quick and awesome finally) :
The machine ready to be tested at metro station , malls and other public places.
We tested the machine at a few locations , to gauge the response of users.
Check out:
http://weconvert.org/
Currently , we are in the process of building a second prototype, using the feedback we collected during the trial runs of the first machine.
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