Piggies on an Island

Angela Bond I Week 2

Waste

Considerations: Landfills are a pressing problem

Land availability vs Volume of waste

1. Collect it at its source

2. Separate it immediately where possible

3. Waste sortment that reflects local disposal systems

4. Disposal system that decreases the volume of waste

Solution

Facility management separates waste

You may or may not have the opportunity to separate your waste

Waste is sorted again by either human or machine

Waste is incinerated then buried or recycled

Waste is transported

organize discard

{Piggies on an Island will simplify the redundancy }

Exploring what is out there...

Standard

Clear Bags vs Black Bags

Not the best solution...

Signs

As of February 2012, there were 26 active municipal solid waste landfills, 16 active industrial/commercial waste landfills, 12 construction and demolition (C&D) landfills, and 5 active Long Island landfills.

In 2009, 10.6 million tons of solid waste were disposed of in New York State landfills

Experimenting with Compost

What else is out there?

Paper Cup NYC

Currently recycled in NYC● paper: newsprint, cardboard, and mixed paper● plastic bottles and jugs● glass containers● metal cans, foil, and other household metal items● beverage cartons

Not recycled in NYC● other types of plastics besides bottles and jugs

(mushrooms)● household hazardous waste (mushrooms)● organics: including food scraps, yard trimmings,

and other organic materials (piggies, goats)● construction and demolition debris (C&D) (termites)

Rough Prototype-Bins

Proto-prototypes...

Termites like water

Wild pigs are an invasive species (they are invading parts of the east coast)

Meal worms

Additional Findings: