Our prototype, TRASH TALK, is a “smart waste receptacle” that provides instant feedback to its user regarding the amount and type of waste the user has most recently deposited in the receptacle as well as cumulative data over time, through an on bin weight display and through an app. We know that the first step in any change in behavior is empowering the user with knowledge. #REAL SMART TRASH YALK FULL#waste stream! For a typical resident, there is no real incentive to properly sort trash, recycling and compost because the user pays the same every month no matter how full or empty each bin may be. The EPA also estimates that each American throws away 1.3 pounds of food waste every day and that these compostable items, along with yard waste, make up 20 to 30 percent of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, plastics amount to 13 percent of the municipal waste stream and unfortunately, only about 9 percent of plastics are recycled. We can no longer rely on the “toss it and forget it” model we are using today.Īccording to the The U.S. So why don’t we treat trash, recycling and compost waste the same way? If we want people to reduce their waste, we need to bring awareness and financial incentives and consequences, to our waste disposal system. Even the people who claim to not care about sustainability feel the financial pressure to reduce their energy and water use. You feel the pain when you leave the lights on, take extra hot showers, or forget to fix a leak when your bill spikes as a result of your excesses. You pay for every kilowatt of energy, every gallon of water and every therm of natural gas you use in your home every month. DSMBA-604-1A Final project Student(s) Jennifer Muhler, Andrew Greenwood, Lexy Guo, Alison Sarewitz, Cole Shiflett Description The TRASH TALK smart trash receptacle provides users with feel-time feedback about their immediate and cumulative trash generation and encourages smarter purchasing and disposing decisions by linking to new weight-based (rather than fixed fee) rates from the local waste management utility service. TRASH TALK Collection Design Strategy (MBA) | Design Division
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