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The Plastic Scanner is an open source project, that was designed as part of a
master thesis project by Jerry de Vos. The handheld DIY scanner can be produced at low costs to help waste pickers in low-income countries to identify the most common types of plastic.
Work presented at the DDW 22: TU Delft research beyond open source
For this research the following design direction was given:
“Development of version 2 for commercial B2B use in “the first world” and
production of larger quantities, used by companies active in the garbage
collecting & recycling industry”
After context research, the proposed product is a handheld scanner with various features that apply to 2 different end-users within different companies. The end-users are:
- Sorting workers that need to retrieve information on waste samples and identify whether a sample may be recycled or not.
‐ Sorting workers that need to recycle different kinds of materials into specific waste categories.
With this solution, companies have a hand-held device that fulfills the needs of the end-users and the company. Additionally, the product can be manufactured within the price range that is interesting and has a great sustainable impact during use within these companies.
