Allocate: smart waste management trash can

The overflow of solid waste in Malaysia has become an issue at an alarming rate. According to Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) deputy chief executive officer (technical) Dr Mohd Pauze Mohamad Taha, said that the recycling rate in Malaysia last year is only 17.5% despite introducing the waste segregation programme, which highlights how serious food wastage is in the country [2]. Most waste is sent to landfills and incinerators without properly managed and processed, contributing towards environmental issues factors. This becomes our problem statement. In solving this issue, we proposed a solution where consumers can turn the waste produced daily harms our planet into something useful and in turn reuse and reduce the resources consumed. We have developed a smart recycling can consisting of a multipurpose function to aid waste separation such as glass crusher and paper shredder integrated into the can to make recycling fun and effortless for users. Instead of a regular recycling bin which sophisticates waste separation, our innovation which focuses on easy use for consumers, would encourage and teach people from all walks of life to adopt recycling as their daily habit. We have set a few objectives as a guideline for our innovation. These objectives include reduce and decrease the amount of solid waste produced by the nation, to eliminate the need for landfills and incinerators, promote and engage the community to practise sustainable living through a practical and easy method of waste disposal, to establish an efficient waste management and disposal system at any location, and to implement and promote the “net zero” movement to the society. Civilians’ groups are the main target of our commercial potentials using this product. These groups can drop their waste easily where the trashcan is readily available publically. In conclusion, this project will further be improved to be adapted for household use to increase efficiency of solid waste management.