Multifunctional bins

In China, household garbage has increased rapidly due to population growth, and most of garbage has been used to generate electricity and produced methane. However, before this, garbage should be classified and recycle. Therefore, multifunctional bins have been designed.

To design a multifunctional bin, it should follow these aspects:

1.   Appearance design.

Most of bins have been designed in common shape such as cylinder or cuboid. However, these kind of design cannot catch people’s attention, so the design of multifunctional bins should be suitable to surroundings, and should have some slogan to encourage protecting environment.

2.   Classification.

In Australia, almost every household use bins to classify garbage, but in China, seldom people have awareness of classification. I think government and organization can set up two bins, one for recycling, another for wastes, and there will be a box at the back of bins to recycle batteries.

3.   Design for absorption

Because of the rot of a variety of garbage, bins smell terrible. If we use some materials which can absorb foul smell, it can avoid polluting air. Picture below shows the useful bin. 

Of course, this kind of bins have been designed for years, it is not just bins for people to throw rubbish, but it can raise people’s awareness of recycling and protecting environment.