eTapon

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eTapon

High-Level Project Summary

LGU's operational inefficiencies of waste collection is a significant factor in the waste problem. Taking advantage of the data provided by NASA Earth Observation, we propose and prototype a method of a waste collection system that addresses the perennial community problem of waste management and garbage disposal. The eTapon application developed a process wherein establishments and local families can book the pickup of their trash at the desired time. Rules are implemented to ensure that residents segregate their waste properly. eTapon provides convenience and flexibility in allocating services to its labor and give incentives, benefits, and job opportunities for some.

Link to Final Project

https://www.figma.com/proto/oXYUnogchphZb1TcU7UcF0/mockup?page-id=0%3A1&node-id=1%3A2&viewport=223%2C-57%2C0.19&scaling=scale-down&starting-point-node-id=1%3A2&fbclid=IwAR3mxfClBFwGs9_-9IxKA5Lz5Qm4TAfKpEFafZ5w0ysvJRCM4KXjrTDOsU8

Link to Project "Demo"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xLKyAi3wJ0

Detailed Project Description

The Philippines is producing too much garbage that is way beyond its solid waste management capacity. With a population of over 100 million, the country is producing 46,297.1 pounds of garbage every year. The growing issue of incorrect solid waste management is posing a threat to the community's social, environmental, and health security. Residents are concerned about poor waste collection and insufficient disposal facilities. To solve this perennial issue, we explored the importance and created a waste collection application that residents and establishments can use to book for a door-to-door trash collection with just a few taps on their mobile phones.

A prototype eTapon application has been developed through Figma. This project will be disperse to regions in the country with high waste rate shown in the data visualization.

Space Agency Data

The team has made use of the NASA WorldWind, an open-source virtual globe. This allows developers to generate dynamic visualizations of 3D globe map, and create interactive geographical data. Organizations have utilized WorldWind around the world to monitor weather patterns, display cities and topography, track vehicle movement, analyze geospatial data, and increase the people's awareness about the Earth.

Hackathon Journey

Our team is concerned about improper waste management as one of the major environmental hazards. Human activities generate trash, and how they manage, store, collect and dispose of these pollutants can pose environmental and public health problems. We used a brainstorming session to build this project, in which everyone submitted ideas until we came up with the final one. The team works better when there are members with a variety of experiences and skill sets since it makes it easier for us to resolve the problems we encountered.

We would like to thanks the organizers and everyone involved in this event.