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Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification Project Proposal

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Abstract

Trash system of recyclable material takes a lot of time and labor to separate into different materials given the fact that it contains both recyclable and non-recyclable materials. Trash that is currently used in Philadelphia to separate the garbage from the recyclable material to non-recyclable requires a lot of human capital which make the process very expensive in matters labor cost. Similarly, the recycling system that is being used is equally expensive an a costly process as it requires much time and it is labor intensive something that make it uneconomical in the long run. In addition, different locations produce varying waste products such that there is no standard way of classifying trash. The idea to develop a complimentary system that is cheap and time consuming was imperative so as to make the process economical. The purpose of the Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification (ARGC) design is to assist in separating trash to different recyclable materials. After separating recyclable and non-recyclable trash, the system classifies recyclable materials into separate categories according to their density. The new system will store information in a large database that will assist in classifying different waste products according to their density. After classifying the trash, materials with similar density can be recycled together. In addition, the system can be upgraded to adapt to emerging needs, making it more flexible according to the location and available waste materials and make the system or rather process more economical.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Abstract……………………………………………………………………………2

2. Introduction……………………………………………………………………….4

3. Problem Statement………………………………………………………….……..4

   1. Plastic Situation In And Recycling Challenges In Philadelphia………………4

   2. Reasons For Recycling……………………………………………….……….5

4. Target Population………………………………………………………………….6

5. Project Goals………………………………………………………………………7

6. Project Objectives………………………………………………………………….7

7. Project Methods/ Design…………………………………………………………..8

   1. Project Design (Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification)……...………9

   2. Equipments and Facilities……………………………………….……..……..11

   3. Stakeholders in the Project……………………………………..……………12

8. Project Evaluation…………………………………………………..….…………12

9. Project Budget…………………………………………………….….…..………13

10. References…………………………………………………………..……………14

Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification Project Proposal

1. Introduction

Trash station systems that have been used in Philadelphia for separation of waste products into different categories have been seen to be time consuming and costly which has made the process not only expensive but also uneconomical. The current method that is used to separate trash to recyclable and non-recyclable material is done manually. Similarly, recyclable waste materials are further classified according to the type of material manually. One major disadvantage of the manual system is that it takes to long to separate which make the process quite expensive due to the fact that it is also labor intensive (Ogunjimi, 2011). Trash stations require many workers to separate collected trash which makes the process slow and expensive. Different trash stations collect various types of waste materials; therefore, there is no standard method for separating the garbage. The project at hand was done to evaluate the effectiveness of the automatic recyclable garbage classification (ARGC) system as a replacement of the current trash system. The ARGC system will assist in separating recyclable and non-recyclable garbage automatically. Similarly, the system will also classify recyclable waste materials according to their density such that they can be recycled together. The new system will make recycling work faster and more efficient. The new system will be upgradable and flexible according to the available waste materials. Therefore, it can be used in other geographical areas other than Philadelphia (Kocher, & Provatas, 2015). If the system will be compatible with all transit lines, it is cheaper to upgrade other than developing a new one to adapt to the changing needs. In addition, the ARGC design will have a large database to store required density data for different materials according to the available waste materials. The stored data will enable the system to classify trash, according to its density for recycling purposes. In addition, the system will be connected to an online server to enable data storage and also act as a backup. Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification was purposely designed to solve the problem that most of trash station spends lot of time in separate out different type of recyclable garbage.

2. Problem Statement

The cost of separating trash or garbage to recyclable and non-recyclable materials has proven to be very expensive based on the current system that is being used in the state of Philadelphia. The trash system is one of the most expensive since everything is done manually which will call for more labor and time (Ogunjimi, 2011). The system is not also effective and because of this, the system has been a problem to the garbage management companies in the state of Philadelphia. The section cannot be completed without looking at the problem that is presented by the garbage itself in the state.

2.1. Plastic Situation and Recycling Challenges in Philadelphia

• The major problem that has been presented by the garbage or rather solid waste in Philadelphia is less of organic since they are biodegradable but it is majorly inorganic wasted that include plastic waste products. The plastic waste products have increasingly become a problem in Philadelphia since they can remain non-degraded for a very long time causing environmental hazard.

• The current disposal of plastic wastes through trashing and incineration and fill has been seen to be the highest treat to the environmental conservation efforts in Philadelphia landfill is not environmental friendly means of recycling or rather disposing the plastic waste products since it leads to the production of carbon dioxide which significantly contribute to the greenhouse effects in the world.

• According to the studies that have been conducted in Philadelphia over the environmental pollution elements, plastic solid wastes have been reported to contribute or rather constitute 5% of the total pollutants or rather garbage.

• According to the feasibility report that was conducted, most of the garbage gathered from garbage drop points contain a lot of non-recyclable materials which have to be separated from the trash something that make it expensive to carry out.

2.2. Reasons for Recycling

The biggest problem that has been presented by the garbage or rather solid waste in Philadelphia is less of organic since they are biodegradable but it is majorly inorganic wasted that include plastic waste products (Kocher, & Provatas, 2015). The plastic waste products have increasingly become a problem in Philadelphia since they can remain non-degraded for a very long time causing environmental hazard. The current disposal of plastic wastes through trashing and incineration and fill has been seen to be the highest treat to the environmental conservation efforts in Philadelphia landfill is not environmental friendly means of recycling or rather disposing the plastic waste products since it leads to the production of carbon dioxide which significantly contribute to the greenhouse effects in the world (Ogunjimi, 2011).

• Recycling plastic wastes conserves the energy and natural resources such as water and petroleum that may be needed to manufacture the new plastic products.

• Plastic wastes have resulted to landfills allover Philadelphia. This will allow for the recycling of the plastic can be used to manufacture new products. It is estimated that recycling 0.5 ton of plastic can save up to 4 yards of land.

• Recycling plastic wastes is easy and cheap as compared to producing new products something that will create employment and create more wealth to the Philadelphian authority.

3. Target Population

This project proposal was done to benefit several environmental conservation programs but it was mainly or rather primarily done to target the upper management of all the garbage collection firms in Philadelphia. The project will also benefit the entire Philadelphia community and beyond the state border and even beyond American continent. The project was also designed to target all the stakeholders in the garbage collection and recycling plants that rare owned by the public and private sector. Philadelphia is one of the states in the United States that has high population density (Norton, 2011). This is one reason why the project will be beneficial to the population since high population is coupled with high consumption of plastic products that results to plastic wastes disposal which is harmful to the environment and the human health. The new system will improve the speed of classifying trash at three Philadelphia recycling drop-off centers. Improved speed of separating waste materials will save time and reduce required labor force (Ogunjimi, 2011).

4. Project Goals

Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification, project was developed to solve the problem that most of trash station spends lot of time in separate out different type of recyclable garbage. Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification design is the rapid way to classify different recyclable garbage. In most trash station in Philadelphia, first of all, recycling will spend a lot of labor and time on separate different material because some people still not get used to separate recyclable and non-recyclable garbage (Kirstel, 2012). Therefore, once the garbage delivers to the recycling drop-off center, it always contains a lot of non-recyclable trash. As result, this center will spend extra labor and time to separate those trashes. The major goals of the project that was termed as the automatic recyclable garbage classification was to:

• To primarily reduce the waste products in Philadelphia and keep it cleans in the next 1 year.

• The project is aimed at crating employment to the Philadelphian to the tune of 3000 in the next two years in these recycling plants.

• To ensure that the Philadelphian cities are clean and serene to prevent any environmental epidemic

• Reduce the cost and time involved in the recycling of garbage using the current recycling methods.

5. Project Objectives

The major objectives of the project that was termed as the automatic recyclable garbage classification was to:

• The project is aimed at developing and installing three automatic garbage classification machines in Philadelphia trap companies in the next two months.

• The project will train about 500 professional personnel that will operate and maintain the various plants that will be installed in the three stations in the next one month.

• The project will ensure that it reduces the costs and time taken to separate recyclable and non-recyclable products from the trash in the next five months.

• The project will aim to ensure that the cost of plastic production and energy used to reduce them are reduced by half in the next six months.

6. Project Methods/ Design

6.1. Methods

The project will be completed in a sequence of activities so as to attain the project objectives and attain its goals in the long run.

6.1.1. Installation of the project plants

• The project will conduct a feasibility study to the place where the plants are going to be located.

• The project will design a working and drawing that will be used to prepare a tender document to procure the required equipments.

• Open and evaluate the tenders received

6.1.2. Training of the employees

• Receive application from different professionals for consideration

• Make the shortlisted list and subsequently interview the applicants

• Train all successful applicants so as to effectively start working

6.2. Project Design (Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification)

The project design is based on the automatic recyclable garbage classification (ARGC). The project is designed with an intention of installing three machines in the current trash station in Philadelphia despite the fact that is likely to face a lot of challenges. According to Norton (2011), introduction of new technology in a new location is faced with a lot of challenges that include human resource, financial or rather budget constraints, complexity of the technology among others (Norton, 2011). To tame these shortcomings, the project will train employees to deal with the complexities and will budget appropriately to ensure that finance is available for the project. The technology used in the machine will be able to classify plastic materials in the garbage based on there density and allow for easy separation.

The figure 1 below shows manual separation of recyclable waste solid from non-recyclable waste products in the garbage

According to Gsenviro (2015), a machine with different materials can be rotated at a high speed on a fixed axis to separate the materials with different density. According o him, materials with high density will stick at the edge of the machine while the lighter ones will go to the center of the devices which will prove easy to separate them (Gsenviro, 2015). The study was peer reviewed and therefore provided the best concept of the machine. To develop the project design, the study will embark on a statistical data gathering to obtain the data as far as distribution of recyclable materials in Philadelphia is concerned.

The figure 2 below shows components and the working systems of automatic recyclable garbage classification system

The recyclable wastes will again undergo another scanning process to classify all the recyclable materials based on their density and finally separate them (Gsenviro, 2015). At the end of the process, the machine will be able to classify all the recyclable waste products from others based on their different density and the best will be sold back to the public for reuse. The machines will be used in Philadelphia but once optimal, the authorities will have a chance to collect data from neighboring states so that they can be expanded to such states with economically viable recyclable wastes.

The figure 3 below shows some of the recyclable products that can be scanned and separated from the (Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification)

6.3. Equipments and Facilities

The project will use the current Philadelphia trash stations that are used to recycle the materials at present. The main reason as to why the current stations will be used is because the facilities have enough offices and structures that can be used as offices for the project management. The machines and other equipments that will be used in the project will be purchased from established machine dealers in Philadelphia (Kirstel, 2012). Other equipments will include data sensor which can be purchased at the Home Depot and Amazon. The other equipment will include the server which will be purchased at the same place as the sensor. The other aspects of machines will be incorporated from the existing machines by mechanically upgrading the machine parts.

6.4. Stakeholders in the Project

The project will not just stand alone or depend solely on the companies that will operate the project but will incorporate other partners and stakeholders. The project will incorporate the state government as a major stakeholder as it will provide the regulation policies that will guide the operations of the project (Gsenviro, 2015). The project will also work hand in hand with the local government as a major provider of sanitation services to the people in Philadelphia. Public health is one of the major stakeholders in the project as the project will play a significant role in ensuring that the environment is clean and serene. Other stakeholders that will be involved in the development of the project will include employee of the company and the management team.

7. Project Evaluation

The automatic separate can let recycling more efficient and pure recyclable derivative. Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification, project was developed to solve the problem that most of trash station spends lot of time in separate out different type of recyclable garbage. Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification design is the rapid way to classify different recyclable garbage (Gsenviro, 2015). In most trash station in Philadelphia, first of all, recycling will spend a lot of labor and time on separate different material because some people still not get used to separate recyclable and non-recyclable garbage. Therefore, once the garbage delivers to the recycling drop-off center, it always contains a lot of non-recyclable trash. As result, this center will spend extra labor and time to separate those trashes (Ogunjimi, 2011). The purpose of this design is to make the employee working condition easier and more efficiency.

8. Project Budget

The cost of developing the system includes materials to be used, database design and some fees for connecting to the server. Much of the cost will be incurred in purchasing density sensors; they are priced according to size and sensitivity. In addition, materials for developing the system are available at Home Depot or Amazon. The development of the new system will begin as soon as the required materials are available. Development of ARGC system will improve the recycling process by reducing time and labor cost. (Kirstel, 2012). The system will be more efficient than the current manual process; less labor will be required to operate the system. An upgradable system will make it more cost effective because there will be no need for developing a new design to incorporate the changing recycling needs. A faster recycling process will assist in saving more energy by developing new products from waste materials (Ogunjimi, 2011). Finally, the cost of the machine should be reasonable to reduce recycling costs and easily compatible with the existing transit line.

The table 2 below shows the budget for the installation and operation of Automatic Recyclable Garbage Classification plant

References

Gsenviro, B. (2015). How to separate two solids of different densities by a circular motion. Enotes.

Kirstel, A. (2012). Environmental Benefits of Waste Management. Resource Recoveries & Recycling.

Kocher, G., & Provatas, N. (2015). New density functional approach for solid-liquid-vapor transitions in pure materials. Physical review letters, 114(15), 155501.

Norton, K. (2011). 10 Challenges Facing IT. Tech Republic.

Ogunjimi, A. (2011). Advantages and Disadvantages of Building a Waste Management Facility. Chron.