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Student Designer
University Product Description and Principal Function(s) The Bio Box addresses current unsustainable organic waste disposal practices within households. Marrying sustainable considerations with elegance of design, this product demonstrates the ease of implementing such strategies within consumer society. Australian residents in urban areas are not given an option for recycling food waste, therefore, are ‘locked’ in an unsustainable behaviour. This product is an organic waste bin for households, specially designed to facilitate the separation of food waste from all other non-recyclable waste. The Bio Box has innovative features which enable households to easily and safely separate their food scrap for later disposal to the green lid bin.Why does the product represent design excellence and why do you believe it deserves an Australian Design Award? In Australia, food is disposed of to the red lid bin and thrown into landfills. The decomposition of food waste in landfills occurs under anaerobic condition, which results in the production of methane, a Green House Gas which is 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Due to high amounts of food waste, landfills are the biggest producer of methane gas on the planet. The objective of this project is to create a product which prevents households’ food waste from reaching landfills while following ‘Cradle to Cradle’ guidelines and approach. The main obstacle of food waste recycling is the tools for doing so. Organic garden waste recycling is already performed and it is just a matter of supplying consumers with the means of transferring their food waste from the kitchen to the green bin in a convenient, safe and timely manner. The Bio Box fills an obvious void within the market and offers users a choice that was previously unavailable.The operation of the product is straight forward and easy. Opening the product for food scraps disposal is done by pushing the roller door. The door is an innovative feature, using material properties in order to create one flexible part. It slides down a track to the back of the casing, hence saving space and materials. The product contains a carbon filter in order to absorb all odours, which enables residents to dispose of all their waste, including meat, fish and dairy, without fear of generating bad odours and attracting vermin or bacteria. The user can see when the bin is full, without having to see the actual waste, because the inner compartment is semi translucent. The user pulls out the inner compartment to empty the bin using the ergonomically designed handle. The handle is cylindrical in shape, increasing in diameter from 30mm at the bottom to 40mm at the top. The inner compartment is designed to contain 7L which equates 5kg based on the average density of organic waste. This is the maximum recommended weight for singled handed lifting for women and older people. The user empties the inner compartment into the green lid bin for later collection and composting by the council. All the components are injection moulded from recycled polypropylene. The outer casing is designed with live hinges and snap fits to reduce the number of part and allow easy assembly without the need for any adhesives or screws and easy disassembly at end of life for recycling. Activated Carbon lasts for 6 months and is environmentally friendly and cheap. The parts are designed to be stacked to save space and transportation. The product follows geometric lines, with slight radii to soften the look. It presents a contemporary, minimalist style and bright bold colour. Its flat back enables the user to use adhesives for hanging the product on a kitchen cabinet door. Due to its low costing, the product can be distributed by councils. Green Design has never looked so good! |
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