Litter Less
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WASTE DISPOSAL AWARENESS
LITTER LESS
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MEMBERS● Alexa Greenberg - Senior, Computer
Science
● Alex Shemonski - Senior, Computer Science
● Mark Mille - Senior, Computer Science / Business Information Systems
● Tu Nguyen - Senior, Computer Science
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PROBLEM MOTIVATION
Annually - millions of tons of trash, billions of dollars
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PROBLEM MOTIVATION
● Trash on UMD campus
● Beneficial if students and campus visitors would dispose of trash and recyclables correctly
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PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
● Littering, items in wrong bins, cigarettes
● Difficulty finding open trash bins
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PAST SOLUTIONS● iRecycle● WeRecycle
○ Very similar to our idea but applied to the University of Georgia campus
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MORE PAST SOLUTIONS● RecycleMore● Recycle For Greater Manchester app● Tiramisu
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=recycle.recPac&hl=en
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/recycle-for-greater-manchester/id432310222?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiramisu/id429707931?mt=8
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PROPOSED SOLUTION● Mobile web app
● Technologies:○ Google Maps API○ Database Profiling
● Users can: ○ Find (closest) bins on campus○ Log new or temporary bins○ Mark overflowing or unusable bins
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WHY IS LITTERLESS UNIQUE?
● Education
● Social profiles / gamifying
● Event-focused, campus-focused○ Football games, concerts, move-out days
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FORMATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
●Interview
●Observation○ South Campus Diner at 5:00 PM○ North Campus Diner at 5:30 PM○ Outside McKeldin Library at 5:30 PM
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FORMATIVE RESEARCH RESULTS
●Interview○ Most people have seen others litter○ Difficult to find available trash cans
●Observation○ Litter in areas close to trash cans○ Cigarette waste is a problem
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TARGET USERS● University of Maryland students
○ North Campus students○ South Campus students
● Visitors○ Parents○ Professors
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HOW USERS WILL BENEFIT?
● Less hassle● Cleaner campus● More eco-conscious
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CONCLUSION● Littering is prevalent on campus● Not enough trash cans● Bins not emptied frequently enough● Provide an incentive for proper trash disposal
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