Rebin: A recycling starter for your kitchen waste

Abstract

The growth of population over the years and lack of supervision over solid waste management has led to serious environmental impacts that cannot be reversed. Open disposal of household waste in to streets, open lands and road sides poses public health risks. In Pakistan, organic waste holds highest percentage in solid waste composition. Untreated organic waste disposal particularly, the kitchen waste results in toxic methane gas emission which is a stronger greenhouse gas than CO2. Moreover, it contaminates the environment producing unhygienic living standard for the public. Kitchen waste recycling domestically can play a vital part in sustaining healthy environment in communities. For this purpose, different experiments, observations and user behaviors regarding waste disposal were documented. Furthermore, the outcome of these findings resulted in producing an effective solution that can help and start the kitchen waste recycling process in households hence, eliminating the kitchen waste disposal in the environment. Rebin is an indoor kitchen waste bin which manages and collects kitchen waste hygienically with additional features which initiates the waste recycling process. It also promotes organic and inorganic waste segregation in households.