BinIT - A mobile application to help local councils Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

BinIT - 一款帮助地方议会减少、再利用和回收的移动应用程序

• 批准号: 10047117
• 金额: $ 5.73万
• 依托单位: SENTIREAL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10047117
• 关键词: BinIT; mobile; application; help; local

As a nation, we are all increasingly aware of the importance and the need to recycle. Despite this, recycling rates have slowed in recent years, with the the recycling rate of waste from households in England decreasing to 44% in 2020, short of the 50% target. We aim to address this problem, by focusing on Recycling, with the aim of increasing energy efficiency.Our project involves the development of a software platform hosting both mobile and web applications. The innovative mobile application will encourage people to engage in recycling, and motivate them to adopt new and sustainable approaches to energy efficiency. The app will promote the importance of the concept of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, leading to a corresponding, positive impact on the environment in the form of increased energy efficiency.The mobile app will be available to the public on the app stores, and will be free to download to users' existing mobile devices. It will intuitive, and easy to navigate, and suitable for all members of the community.An advice section will include topics such as recycling collections, what to put into various recycling bins and boxes, recycling centres, materials suitable for recycling and what actually becomes of them once they are recycled.A community section will provide links, advice and support on recycling within the local area, including the ability to swop/trade/ donate unwanted household goods and items.An educational section will cover key topics to increase the public's knowledge of environmental related issues, such as energy efficiency, and the importance of achieving a Net Zero climate.The web application will provide the ability to link into the local authority's existing website, with capabilities for data analysis, and provision of push notifications. A content management system will ensure that relevant stakeholders are able to update information and notices on a regular basis.As with all our projects, we will adopt a User-Led Design process, and we anticipate that we will work closely with local authorities to ensure that the application is valid and relevant, with user testing and feedback at each stage of the development.We are confident that our solution will raise awareness within communities about environmental issues, and will enable them to become greener and more sustainable. Our app, which will be relevant throughout the entire UK, will be instrumental in increasing the current levels of recycling, with a corresponding impact on energy efficiency.

作为一个国家，我们都越来越意识到回收的重要性和必要性。尽管如此，近年来回收速度有所放缓，英国家庭垃圾的回收率在2020年下降到44%，没有达到50%的目标。我们的目标是通过专注于回收来解决这个问题，目的是提高能源效率。我们的项目涉及开发一个托管移动和网络应用程序的软件平台。这一创新的移动应用程序将鼓励人们参与回收，并激励他们采用新的可持续方法来提高能源效率。该应用程序将宣传减少、再利用、回收概念的重要性，通过提高能源效率的形式对环境产生相应的积极影响。移动应用程序将在应用程序商店向公众开放，并将免费下载到用户现有的移动设备上。它将直观、易于浏览，适合所有社区成员。建议部分将包括回收收集、将什么放入各种回收箱和盒子、回收中心、适合回收的材料以及它们一旦被回收后实际情况等主题。社区部分将提供有关当地回收的链接、建议和支持，包括交换/交换/捐赠不需要的家居用品和物品的能力。教育部分将涵盖关键主题，以增加公众对环境相关问题的认识，如能源效率、以及实现净零气候的重要性。网络应用程序将提供链接到地方当局现有网站的能力，具有数据分析能力，并提供推送通知。内容管理系统将确保相关利益相关者能够定期更新信息和通知。与我们所有的项目一样，我们将采用用户主导的设计流程，我们预计将与地方当局密切合作，确保应用程序有效和相关，并在开发的每个阶段进行用户测试和反馈。我们相信，我们的解决方案将提高社区对环境问题的认识，并使其变得更加绿色和可持续。我们的应用程序将与整个英国相关，它将有助于提高目前的回收水平，并对能源效率产生相应的影响。