Garbridge
Garbridge
Garbridge
The social design project won the Most Inspiring Design on the Campus Asia Social Design Initiative Workshop.
The social design project won the Most Inspiring Design on the Campus Asia Social Design Initiative Workshop.
The social design project won the Most Inspiring Design on the Campus Asia Social Design Initiative Workshop.
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Garbridge is an innovative waste sorting initiative in China that addresses barriers to waste sorting through the use of waste-sorting stickers, intelligent trash bins, and a mobile app. The goal of Garbridge is to increase waste sorting participation among people in China.
To achieve this goal, we conducted online research on successful waste sorting systems around the world and identified three reasons why people do not participate in waste sorting: lack of knowledge about how to sort waste, lack of incentives for proper waste sorting, and inconvenience or mess associated with waste sorting.
To address these issues, Garbridge provides waste-sorting stickers that are attached to products like beverages and cans. These stickers make it easy for consumers to put waste into the right trash bins. Intelligent trash bins then use facial recognition technology to compare their weight before and after consumer behavior and upload information to the Garbridge app. Users receive feedback and points for proper waste sorting, which they can use to plant trees through the app. The Garbridge company collects waste from the trash bins and sells it to waste disposal companies, generating profits from carbon trading and recycling.
Garbridge focuses on two main points to engage users in waste sorting: signs and an app. The signs are designed to be easily recognizable and include five types of waste: paper, cardboard, plastic (divided into PET, HDPE, and PP), glass, and metal. The signs also include processing suggestions for objects that contain more than one type of waste.
The app includes narrative-based interfaces to make waste sorting fun and accessible. Users gain "energy" by correctly placing garbage, and as energy increases, the roadside landscape changes from a desert to a forest. Users can see their friends' energy and achievements, plant trees with their saved energy, and view real-time locations of intelligent trash bins through the app.
In conclusion, Garbridge's main contributions are its focus on education through signage and incentives through an engaging app. By making waste sorting easier and more rewarding, Garbridge aims to increase participation in sustainable waste management practices in China.
Garbridge is an innovative waste sorting initiative in China that addresses barriers to waste sorting through the use of waste-sorting stickers, intelligent trash bins, and a mobile app. The goal of Garbridge is to increase waste sorting participation among people in China.
To achieve this goal, we conducted online research on successful waste sorting systems around the world and identified three reasons why people do not participate in waste sorting: lack of knowledge about how to sort waste, lack of incentives for proper waste sorting, and inconvenience or mess associated with waste sorting.
To address these issues, Garbridge provides waste-sorting stickers that are attached to products like beverages and cans. These stickers make it easy for consumers to put waste into the right trash bins. Intelligent trash bins then use facial recognition technology to compare their weight before and after consumer behavior and upload information to the Garbridge app. Users receive feedback and points for proper waste sorting, which they can use to plant trees through the app. The Garbridge company collects waste from the trash bins and sells it to waste disposal companies, generating profits from carbon trading and recycling.
Garbridge focuses on two main points to engage users in waste sorting: signs and an app. The signs are designed to be easily recognizable and include five types of waste: paper, cardboard, plastic (divided into PET, HDPE, and PP), glass, and metal. The signs also include processing suggestions for objects that contain more than one type of waste.
The app includes narrative-based interfaces to make waste sorting fun and accessible. Users gain "energy" by correctly placing garbage, and as energy increases, the roadside landscape changes from a desert to a forest. Users can see their friends' energy and achievements, plant trees with their saved energy, and view real-time locations of intelligent trash bins through the app.
In conclusion, Garbridge's main contributions are its focus on education through signage and incentives through an engaging app. By making waste sorting easier and more rewarding, Garbridge aims to increase participation in sustainable waste management practices in China.
Garbridge is an innovative waste sorting initiative in China that addresses barriers to waste sorting through the use of waste-sorting stickers, intelligent trash bins, and a mobile app. The goal of Garbridge is to increase waste sorting participation among people in China.
To achieve this goal, we conducted online research on successful waste sorting systems around the world and identified three reasons why people do not participate in waste sorting: lack of knowledge about how to sort waste, lack of incentives for proper waste sorting, and inconvenience or mess associated with waste sorting.
To address these issues, Garbridge provides waste-sorting stickers that are attached to products like beverages and cans. These stickers make it easy for consumers to put waste into the right trash bins. Intelligent trash bins then use facial recognition technology to compare their weight before and after consumer behavior and upload information to the Garbridge app. Users receive feedback and points for proper waste sorting, which they can use to plant trees through the app. The Garbridge company collects waste from the trash bins and sells it to waste disposal companies, generating profits from carbon trading and recycling.
Garbridge focuses on two main points to engage users in waste sorting: signs and an app. The signs are designed to be easily recognizable and include five types of waste: paper, cardboard, plastic (divided into PET, HDPE, and PP), glass, and metal. The signs also include processing suggestions for objects that contain more than one type of waste.
The app includes narrative-based interfaces to make waste sorting fun and accessible. Users gain "energy" by correctly placing garbage, and as energy increases, the roadside landscape changes from a desert to a forest. Users can see their friends' energy and achievements, plant trees with their saved energy, and view real-time locations of intelligent trash bins through the app.
In conclusion, Garbridge's main contributions are its focus on education through signage and incentives through an engaging app. By making waste sorting easier and more rewarding, Garbridge aims to increase participation in sustainable waste management practices in China.
My Contributions: led the team (Independent team leader) ; In charge of everything apart from visual design.
My Contributions: led the team (Independent team leader) ; In charge of everything apart from visual design.
My Contributions: led the team (Independent team leader) ; In charge of everything apart from visual design.
Learning & reflection
Learning & reflection
Learning & reflection
Within a week, we went through a through process of ideation, prototyping, user evaluation and working closely with experts from Azure Flying, a high-tech enterprise focusing on new intelligent manufacturing with the Internet of Things as the core.
As a junior back then, I struggled to led the team composed of which consisted of a Japanese student, a Korean student, and three Chinese students. It was the first time that I was faced with cultral difference so vividly, and uderstood the importance in communication in efficient collaboration.
Within a week, we went through a through process of ideation, prototyping, user evaluation and working closely with experts from Azure Flying, a high-tech enterprise focusing on new intelligent manufacturing with the Internet of Things as the core.
As a junior back then, I struggled to led the team composed of which consisted of a Japanese student, a Korean student, and three Chinese students. It was the first time that I was faced with cultral difference so vividly, and uderstood the importance in communication in efficient collaboration.
Within a week, we went through a through process of ideation, prototyping, user evaluation and working closely with experts from Azure Flying, a high-tech enterprise focusing on new intelligent manufacturing with the Internet of Things as the core.
As a junior back then, I struggled to led the team composed of which consisted of a Japanese student, a Korean student, and three Chinese students. It was the first time that I was faced with cultral difference so vividly, and uderstood the importance in communication in efficient collaboration.
The overview of Garbridge, an innovative waste sorting initiative in China.
Garbridge takes inspiration from Germany's Green Spot Company and South Korea's empty bottle deposit system to localize a set of signs on products.
Our marks refer to five types of waste: paper, cardboard, plastic , glass and metal.
The application includes narrative-based interfaces to make waste sorting fun and accessible. Users gain "energy" by correctly placing garbage, and as energy increases, the roadside landscape changes from a desert to a forest.
The overview of Garbridge, an innovative waste sorting initiative in China.
Garbridge takes inspiration from Germany's Green Spot Company and South Korea's empty bottle deposit system to localize a set of signs on products.
Our marks refer to five types of waste: paper, cardboard, plastic , glass and metal.
The application includes narrative-based interfaces to make waste sorting fun and accessible. Users gain "energy" by correctly placing garbage, and as energy increases, the roadside landscape changes from a desert to a forest.
The overview of Garbridge, an innovative waste sorting initiative in China.
Garbridge takes inspiration from Germany's Green Spot Company and South Korea's empty bottle deposit system to localize a set of signs on products.
Our marks refer to five types of waste: paper, cardboard, plastic , glass and metal.
The application includes narrative-based interfaces to make waste sorting fun and accessible. Users gain "energy" by correctly placing garbage, and as energy increases, the roadside landscape changes from a desert to a forest.
Updated on 12/28/2023, made with ❤ by Jiayi Zhou