Energy from Waste
OBin
A Smart Public Bin to Raise Public Awareness in Energy Consumption and Production01. Social Design
02. Sustainable Futures
03. Designing Waste
O-Bin is a smart public bin that promotes awareness of energy consumption and production through individual participation. It reimagines waste disposal by allowing users to deposit organic waste, generate electricity for street lighting via anaerobic digestion, and receive related information.
Located in parks and public spaces, O-Bins connect to an underground system with digestion units, filters, and electricity generators, visualizing the waste-to-energy process to encourage mindful consumption habits.
O-Bin highlights the untapped energy potential in waste, inspiring a shift in public perception of consumption and production.
October, 2024