Cities around the world, like Vancouver and San Fransisco, are optimizing their waste collection process! Companies like Eucube Labs are helping waste management specialists optimize their routes depending on how full each bin is on a given day.

Let’s help make communities more sustainable! Today, we’ll use our Climate Action Kits to create our own smart garbage bin prototype.

A full render of Forward Education's Smart Garbage Bin project with the bin set to the open position

You can complete this project a few different ways. You can:

Use

An icon of a learner at a table. Building blocks and sensors surround their head.

Follow steps to build & use your bin!

Modify

An icon of a learner with a laptop at a desk. Code blocks surround their head.

Follow steps to build & code your bin!

Create

Icon of a learner at a desk with building blocks. A pencil and a lightbulb surround their head.

Design, build & code your own smart garbage bin prototype from scratch!