Grand Challenges 2022

The NATE Smart Bin

During Grand Challenges week, this group designed the NATE Smart Bin, which aims to reduce food waste by not only having separate recycling, general waste and food waste compartments, but by further separating wasted scraps to either be composted or used as biofuel. The machine collects data about the waste being put into it which can then be used to improve the system, or to encourage policy changes regarding waste as well as the wider distribution of the bin. In particular, the group looked at how the bin could benefit the University of Exeter.