A smart garbage bin is a high-tech bin that helps keep our neighbourhoods clean and makes waste collection more efficient.
In this lesson, we’ll discover the impact of traditional waste collection routes on the environment and learn why smart garbage bins are so important to climate action. Then, we’ll create our own smart garbage bin prototype. You’ll see how we can monitor our waste production at home can help us make our communities a better place!
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The SDGs are 17 goals created by the United Nations to make the world a better place. In this lesson, we’ll explore goals 11, 12, and 13.
As you complete this lesson, consider some of the following questions:
- How might focusing on waste management in a community help reduce the environmental impact of cities?
- How might smart garbage bins encourage communities to reduce, reuse, and recycle?
- How might reducing carbon emissions from inefficient waste management systems help us take climate action?