FlyGreen

Inspiration

The volume of international flights is forecasted to gradually increase, with Covid-19 infection rates decreasing, global vaccination rates increasing; the light can be seen at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, as one catastrophe subsides, another comes to the forefront; the global waste crisis. Research by the International Air Transport Association found that 5.7 million tonnes of waste was generated by the aviation industry in 2017, and this amount was predicted to double by the year 2027.

The bulk of waste produced inflight is actually recyclable, yet most of it is disposed due to contamination. Hence, we have decided to designed a smart trolley to help segregate the different type of waste.

What it does

A smart sorting trolley that helps cabin crew efficiently collect and sort inflight waste and provides feedback on how to better manage resources to reduce waste.

How we built it

Fusion 360 and Figma

Challenges we ran into

One of the challenges was that the trolley had to be thin enough to accommodate the aisle of planes. This affected max size of the compartment and where we could place the screen and can crusher.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud that we have worked together as a team to brainstorm something that might help the aviation industry to create a sustainable world

What we learned

We learned that Aviation Industry waste are still not properly looked into. Many airlines have not adopted sustainable practices and are reluctant to change due to preference for more affordable options. We learned that recycling is also a complicated process, hence we decided that we should tackle the problem by introducing efficient sorting We all learned how to use Fusion 360 and Figma

What's next for FlyGreen

We want to introduce FlyGreen to other travel transports, and perhaps introduce to restaurants and hawker centers. We could also introduce this to green buildings.

Built With

• autodesk-fusion-360
• figma