Project title
Waste recycling and waste management have become increasingly significant for global environmental sustainability. Part of India where I live has "Public health and sanitation Bye-laws policy". With this policy in place from 2017, Individuals are entailed to segregate waste into Wet and Dry waste (Wet: Bio-Compostable, Dry: Non-Compostable). Afterward, this waste is collected by local municipal corporations every day from each house. The local municipal corporation faces an issue where the waste generators (households) do not segregate wet and dry waste. This leads to poor management and problem in the recycling of waste. An increasing amount of such waste gets dumped into landfills. The amount of waste generated in a country of 1.3 billion people is unthinkable. Hence, every measure we take is one step forward in environmental sustainability. Locally available dustbins have only one bin (Container). households would require to buy two separate dustbins for Wet and Dry waste and maintain them. Yet this would not be a complete solution. From my personal experience, one dustbin would often be used less and slowly its use is stopped. thus a two-bin dustbin should solve the issue. However, no such product is found in the Indian market. One Step Forward dustbin is designed for Indian household use. particularly for the kitchen use. - Two sperate bins that are clearly marked with Wet Waste and Dry Waste would help individuals segregate waste while putting it into the bins. - Both the bins are kept on common based which consists of the lifter mechanism for the bin covers. - The unit is sturdy and prevents tipping while operating with foot paddle. - There are two handles located on top and rear of the base for easy lifting while transferring the waste from bins to waste collector truck. - Both the bins are located securely on vertical tapered shafts of the base assembly. - Bin covers are independent and can be manually kept open without the need of constantly keeping foot over the foot paddle. One Step Forward dustbin is conceptualized to reduce the human effort for an individual in his/her daily waste management.
One Step Forward is a two-bin dustbin for kitchen use