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smile.recycle bins for preschool children

DESIGN TO ELIMINATE

This project is to redesign a product that eliminate

the imapct on the environment. The goal of my

product is to interest, teach, encouragechildren

(age 1-6) to do recycle sorting without any electronic

device.

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What Is The Impact If We Dont Recycle?

Energy

ComsumptionMedical Cost

Greenhouse GasEmissions

TOXIC SUBSTANCE

IS RELEASED INTO THE AIR

POLLUTE

THE GROUNDWATER

THE COST OF

DISPOSING OF GARBAGE

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Why the target marekt is children 1 -6 ?

They spend much time watching & observing

Understand and obey simple rules

Persistently ask Why?

Basic understanding of right & wrong

Interest in group activities

develop interactive skills

parallel play --> interactiveplay

priority family --> social

Bright colorscan stimulate their attention & learning

CHILDREN 1 - 6 YEARS OLD

* SOURCE : Ergonomics for Children : designing products and places for toddlers to teers.

have greater interest in using thesensesto gain information

Children at this age are in the golden learning stage, they are

easy to be taught & learn effectivelyduring this period.

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Competition Analy

interaction

emotional

intersting form

simple 1 can type

color identication

easy identication

by dierent sizes

& open-mouths

kids friendly

opportunity

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User Observation

Some of preschool children play with overow trash.

The trash bins in the preschool playground usually ar

placed outside of the cleassroom, under the eaves,

towards the playground.

Kids are interest in colorful things.

Some of the small k ids, they are hard to reach the

open-mouth of the trash bin while throwing garbage

The recycle bins are full & the trash fall on the

ground since sometimes the cleaner dont noticethat it is full & has to be cleaned.

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EPISODE

The product in the beginning is the recycle bins at b

However, preschool is the better place to t the tar

(children 1 -6 years old). Hence, I changed the place

beach to preschool.

recycled/upcycled material

sound

play + education

mob

interaction

education

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retractable neck looks

easy to get dirtyreduce plastic bag

emotion + visibility

final solution

make the movable head &

the body looks like one-piece.

it has to look stable in order

to prevent kids from pushing

it.

it has to be easy to clean.

weak point

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Icon Develpm

BOTTLE & CAN PAPER COMPOST

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The size of the bin is suppose to be the average

reachable height of children from 1 ~6. Howev

there are still some smaller kids who cant reach

By pressing the concave surface, the head

will lean forward & allows the the smaller kids

to reach more easily, which also encourage

them to participate in recycling.

Kids-friendly + interaction

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It will lean backwards when it is almost full. It is

a visual and emotional interaction with the user,

so everyone immediately knows that it is full. Thecleaner can come to clean up right away; the

teacher can inform children not to throw in anymore;

and the children will nd it interesting . It is also for

safety and sanitary concern.

The bins has interesting animal like form but

not so literal, which leaves more imagination

for kids about what it really is. For the smileopen mouths; the bigger the smile is, the more

recycle value it has.

Icons for Education

Kids friendly icons allows teachers to

educate children about recycle sorting.

emotion +visibility interesting + education

back view

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head (recycled pp)

main body (recycled pp) /

rotational molding /

matte nish

door (recycled pp)

liner (recycled pp)

base (recycled pp)

compression spring

hinge (steel)

stamping/zinc plating

hinge (steel)

lt does the lean back action because

of the oblique of the liner.

lt is supported by the board

and at tail at the back,which

is stable in leaning position.

The base has weight added toit after transportation (such as

sand).

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smileThis product is a recycle bin for preschool ch

The goal is to eliminate the impact by educa

encouraging, and interest them to do recycle

without using any electronics device. To help

form the habit of recycling.