Rhodri Clarke Student ID: 20057480 Bins Rhodri Clarke Student ID: 20057480

History of the bin 1800s – Public health legislation first called for waste storage receptacles in every household in the UK. This is when rubbish was first seen as a problem. – The bin was the solution. There are four main types of bins : the ash pit privy the metal dustbin recycling bins the wheelie bin however there are many more types of bins these are the four main ones. Development of the ash bin privy in the late 1800s. Standardization of the movable metal bins in the 1900s. In the mid-1900s, Flintoff and Millard (1969) describe the design and manufacture of over 20 bins different in terms of materials, components, capacities, shapes and handles. New design criteria – one current manufacture brought over 30 different bin designs for the 1900s home, including waste baskets for easy carrying and mini wheelie bins with telescopic handles for the elderly (1998) More recently you can inscribe a number of messages or scripts – written rules. Coincided with the introduction of plastic dustbins in the 1960s.

Four main types of bins Metal dustbin Ash pit privy Wheelie bin Recycling bins

Ethnographic research

Ethnological research

Interesting facts about how much rubbish is actually recycled UK households produced 30.5 million tonnes of waste in 2003/04, of which 17% was collected for recycling (source: defra.gov.uk). This figure is still quite low compared to some of our neighbouring EU countries, some recycling over 50% of their waste. There is still a great deal of waste which could be recycled that ends up in landfill sites which is harmful to the environment. Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment. Did you know that: 1 recycled tin can would save enough energy to power a television for 3 hours. 1 recycled glass bottle would save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes. 1 recycled plastic bottle would save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for 3 hours. 70% less energy is required to recycle paper compared with making it from raw materials. Some Interesting Facts Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled. The unreleased energy contained in the average dustbin each year could power a television for 5,000 hours. The largest lake in the Britain could be filled with rubbish from the UK in 8 months. On average, 16% of the money you spend on a product pays for the packaging, which ultimately ends up as rubbish. As much as 50% of waste in the average dustbin could be composted. Up to 80% of a vehicle can be recycled. 9 out of 10 people would recycle more if it were made easier.

Rubbish sorting systems Separation technologies Waste disposal companies dealing with the sorting of materials will commonly use one or more of these five methods: Trommel separators/drum screens: These separate materials according to their particle size. Waste is fed into a large rotating drum which is perforated with holes of a certain size. Materials smaller than the diameter of the holes will be able to drop through, but larger particles will remain in the drum. Eddy current separator: This method is specifically for the separation of metals. An ‘eddy current’ occurs when a conductor is exposed to a changing magnetic field. Put simply, it is an electromagnetic way of dividing ferrous and non-ferrous metals.

Near infrared sensors (NIR): When materials are illuminated they mostly reflect light in the near infrared wavelength spectrum. The NIR sensor can distinguish between different materials based on the way they reflect light. X-ray technology: X-rays can be used to distinguish between different types of waste based on their density. Manual sorting: It should also be mentioned that manual sorting of waste is still very much a technique that is used in the world today. Danish company M&J says many of its shredders are bought by companies that want to use them prior to material being sorted by hand on so-called manual picking lines. M&J has shredders that can produce large-sized particles, making it easier for those hand-sorting the waste to do their jobs effectively.

Mood Board

Initial designs

Final Drawing

CAD model

Construction drawing

Product in different places

Making process

Final model

Model in real life situations

References Page 2: www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/projects/esf/bins.htm Page 6: http://www.recycling-guide.org.uk/facts.html Page 7: https://waste-management-world.com/a/waste-sorting-a-look-at-the-separation-and-sorting-techniques-in-todayrsquos-european-market