The Bin Project
Using AI technology & behavioural economics to minimise food wastage.
| Project Title | The Bin Project |
|---|---|
| Year | 2024 |
| Location | Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
| Genre | Technology, Waste |
| Lead Name(s) | Hanming Ye |
| School(s) | UWC South East Asia |
| Other Organisations | UWCSEA East and Dover campus |
| Value | $1000 |
| Project Report |
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Project details:
You can read the full Project Case Study here
Post-project comments:
A total of 3161 plates were captured across the two weeks from Oct 2nd to 13th. The type and proportion wasted of each plate discarded was identified by a machine learning model, with manual verification. We observed that food waste decreased by 20-30% after this information was used to bring about a change in portion sizes.
What they said:
Through the project, we learnt that shaping sustainable behavior is hard, but possible if all stakeholders come together to reflect on our environmental impact.
— Hanming Ye