Eco-KioskPlastic Disposal Inc.

Eco-KioskPlastic Disposal Inc.

Developed by: Nick Helinski, Tracy Breslin, Jackie Colarusso, Megan McNeill, Joyce Chow,

Nick Kirsch and Jacob Boroweic

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AgendaAgenda1. Problem At Hand 1. Problem At Hand

2. Statistics 2. Statistics

3. Human Impact 3. Human Impact

4. Our Solution: Eco-Kiosk and System• Design Aspect: Aesthetics

4. Our Solution: Eco-Kiosk and System• Design Aspect: Aesthetics

5. Survey Results 5. Survey Results

6. Feasibility and Sustainability 6. Feasibility and Sustainability

7. Conclusion 7. Conclusion November 29, 2007

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Problem At HandProblem At Hand

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• American consumerism

• Filling landfills

• 20% pure pollution

• Marine life killed and poisoned

• Damage to entire food change

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StatisticsStatistics• Plastic kills up to 1 million sea

birds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish every year

• 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean

• In the Pacific Ocean, for every 1 pound of plankton, there are 6 pounds of plastic particles

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Human ImpactHuman Impact• Only 1 percent of plastic bags are recycled worldwide

•About 2 percent in the United States•Australians use around 6 billion plastic bags per year

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Our Solution: Eco-KioskOur Solution: Eco-KioskOriginal Mock-Up Final Design

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Our Solution: Design AspectsOur Solution: Design Aspects• Curved Edges:

– Sleek – Comfortable for people to

walk up to• Green:

– Safety– Nature, hope, growth

• Blue: – Calming, inspiration

• Tan: – Recycle

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OUR SOLUTION: SYSTEM & USER INTERFACEOUR SOLUTION: SYSTEM & USER INTERFACE

A Step-by-Step Guide To Our Touch Screen

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Eco-Kiosk SystemEco-Kiosk System

• Members deposit bags into the Eco-Kiosk

• This takes the credit off their account, so they don’t have to pay a thing

• If a member still has bags checked out at the end of a month, they will be charged $2.00 per bag

• Grocery Stores are required to charge $0.50 per plastic bag

• Citizens can opt, instead, to enroll in the Plastic Disposal System

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Welcome to the

Eco-Kiosk

Français

EnglishEspañol

中文

Italiano

Please Swipe Card

Enter Pin

* * * *

Deposit Bags

Show Balance

Exit

Plastic Bags Checked Out

8

Exit Back

Insert One Bag at a Time

1.Flatten bag2. Insert bottom first

Finish

Plastic Bags Checked Out

8

Yes No

Would You Like a Receipt?

Thank You for using Eco-Kiosk

Thank You for using Eco-Kiosk

Did you know that…

(Oceanic Fact)

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Survey ResultsSurvey Results

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Yes No0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

4039

24

Do you Recycle?

Yes No If it was large0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

4036

1113

If a fine were implemented on plas-tic bags would you be more likely to

recycle? (i.e. $2/bag)

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Feasibility and SustainabilityFeasibility and Sustainability

Successful

New Legislation

Americans Think With

Their Wallets

Unsuccessful

Lobby Groups

Stores Object

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ConclusionConclusion

• The revolutionary Eco-Kiosk will force Americans to step away from the wasteful world of consumerism and enter into a new era of environmentalism.

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Works CitedWorks Cited• http://www.culturechange.org/Petroleum&Plastics.html  • http://www.googobits.com/articles/1604-plastic-bag-pollution.html• http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/problems/pollution/i

ndex.cfm• http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/10/plastic_bags/• http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00116/garbagedumping.htm• http://www.cdnn.info/news/eco/plastic_pollution_250252.jpg• http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/bags/default.htm• http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/734112145• http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_marine_debris.

html• http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1590/is_n13_v53/ai_19377878• http://www.nysun.com/article/65502• http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/28/tech/main2618372.shtml• http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8888798• http://www.algalita.org/pdf/Action-sheet.pdf

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BACK UP SLIDESBACK UP SLIDES

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Why A Card System?Why A Card System?

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Using A Card System

Pros

Identify people who aren’t recycling plastic bags

Provides additional consciousness of the number of plastic bags that consumers do not return each month

Cons

Possibility of identity theft

Cost of maintaining database

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An Alternate System?An Alternate System?

• Grocery stores charge $0.20 extra per bag

• Customers that enroll in the program get an account card

• If they bring back all of their bags, they earn up to 3% off their future purchases

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Future Advancements?Future Advancements?

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• Wall mounted machines

• Plastic bag suction entry method

• Additional Eco-Card uses

• Various ecological machines• Other than plastic