Recyclade

Long description

After a lot of thinking I decided that my project  should especially encourage gen z and alpha to recycle. One of the most addictive things for these two generations is video games. It has even come to a point where a large majority of people want careers revolving this. So, I decided to combine these 2 subjects together to make recycling addictive. To activate the Recyclade you must first enter a plastic bottle or aluminum can in the required compartments. You then  proceed to push the compartment into the machine. The light on the machine then turns yellow as it scans the item to verify its the correct material. If it is the wrong material it is ejected.  The item is then stored in the machine. The light then turns blue and based on how many items you put you get a certain amount of chances to play the game. Eventually someone collects all the items and eventually gets them recycled. This can be placed in schools, arcades, etc. During the Covid 19 period the machine can have hand sanitizer next to it.

The following links are evidence this can work ( The following information was not created by me)

 

https://www.thomasnet.com/articles/plastics-rubber/plastic-recycling-equipment/#:~:text=Sensors%3A%20These%20devices%20detect%20specific,according%20to%20tint%20and%20transparency.\

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282807603_Development_of_Identification_System_of_cans_And_Bottle

 

https://patents.google.com/patent/US4953682A/en

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