Plastic waste around our school and neighborhood causes pollution and harms the environment. Most people throw plastic bottles and wrappers instead of reusing or recycling them.

ABPS Gulbarga

Challenge:

Develop a “Smart Plastic Collector” — a dustbin that automatically sorts plastic waste using sensors and rewards users with points (or tokens) for recycling. This encourages people to recycle regularly.

Objective:

Develop a “Smart Plastic Collector” — a dustbin that automatically sorts plastic waste using sensors and rewards users with points (or tokens) for recycling. This encourages people to recycle regularly.

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1 review | You are in Phase 2 of 7

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