Bin It Right!

Inspiration

I created this Python project to address the alarming fact that 60-80% of recyclables end up in the wrong bin, leading to pollution, greenhouse gases, and harm to wildlife. Through a fun and educational game, I aim to raise awareness and inspire better waste management practices for a greener environment.

What it does

My Python project educates users about proper waste disposal through a fun and interactive game. It teaches players to correctly sort recyclables, helping to reduce pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, wildlife harm, and health risks. By engaging users in this way, the project aims to raise awareness and promote better waste management practices for a greener environment.

How we built it

I created this project using python. I used concepts of list, dictionary, random.randInt, recursion, global/local variables, if, elif, and else blocks, while loops, and returning multiples values from a function using a tuple.

Challenges we ran into

The biggest challenge I encountered was to keep the project interesting while making it as simple as possible. The other challenge I ran into frequently was to debug the python program to understand the while loops, global and local variable conflicts. I ran into problems using recursion which was also interesting to troubleshoot.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I was able to ramp up on python skills from the class as well as was able to apply some of the concepts from Scratch and Terrapin Logo such as recursion and loops.

What we learned

This being my first hackathon, I had to think on my feet and come up with novel ideas. I had to use the help of google search to quickly find answers when I was stuck.

What's next for Bin It Right!

As I have mentioned In ## What It Does, I aim to raise awareness and inspire better waste management practices for a greener environment through this fun and educational game.

Built With

• google-docs
• google.drive
• python
• replit