Plastic Scanner

A study to go beyond open source.

Hosted by Jerry

This project is now archived and was part of DDW22

This project is part of
(Re)Valued - Rethinking Sustainable Design

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.