GREEN BIN

RECYCLOMANIA
A PROJECT ON SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

TEAM MEMBERS
Aravind Baskar
Statharas

Anirudh Agarwal

Vadri Siva Sai

Eleftherios Christos

BACKGROUND & MOTIVATION

FACTS
ABOUT
WASTES
2 billion tonnes of wastes generated
every year globally.
In SG, Waste is generally collected
thrice a week by agencies.
Solid waste management and recycling
techniques are employed to deal with
the wastes and requires support from
Reference : National Government Agency, Singapore & Waste Atlas

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 12% of food waste is

only recycled.

MOTIVATION
85% of waste is disposed
and there is a huge
potential for further
enhancements.
Developing an
incrementally integrated

Reference : National Government Agency, Singapore , ZerowasteSG & Waste Atlas

TM

OBSERVATIONS &
UNDERSTANDING OF
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Reference : Internet Search

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Reference : Internet Search, Merton Council UK, The Guardian UK

THE NEED FOR A NEW SYSTEM

Why?
Trash bins are not used to
their full capacity.
Processing of wastes
becomes cumbersome
No information on level of
waste, lack of multi-

What can be
done?

Can it stored/processed
differently?
What are the bottlenecks in
post processing?
Is it possible to provide
information to the user and

OBJECTIVES & DELIVERABLES

PROPOSED OBJECTIVES
The system aims to
improve the feasibility of
reuse and recycle of
wastes.
The system aims to
reduce the time for
collection of wastes.

Stage I

Stage II

Stage III

Bin for
Collectin
g waste
Fertilizer
Producti
on

Biogas
Plant
Setup
Fertilizer
Producti
on

Biogas
plant for
HDBs

THE PROPOSAL
To develop a bin, process waste and setup an in-house waste
management setup for HDBs.
The system aims to have a method to ensure that the
bins are used to their full capacity.
The system aims to have detachable parts to ensure
multi-functionality.
The system aims to have a method to indicate the level

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
Possible earnings from fertilizers SGD 120* per household
per year Stage I
Possible energy saving of 11%** per household in a year
and energy production up to 850** KWh/yr/household.
Payback period for Bin would be around 1 year, as the
proposed price of the bin is SGD 100***
Payback period for Biogas plant will depend***upon
no. of
To be ascertained

Reference : * Based on 50% conversion efficiency ** Based on biogas production of 0.3m 3/kg

CONCEPT SELECTION

A LOOK AT PROPOSED CONCEPTS

Description

A LOOK AT PROPOSED CONCEPTS

Description

CONCEPT SELECTION MATRIX

Parameters
Ease of use
Manufacturing cost
Assembly

Concept A

Concept B

Concept C

PROPOSED DELIVERABLES
Reduce the no. of visits by the agency by about 30 %
Improve the amount of wastes stored in the bin by a
minimum of 30%
Provide the scope for improved post processing and
recycling.
Setup an in house Biogas plant for HDBs.