Recyclable

Inspiration

In chemistry class, I've learned about the many different polymers and their impacts on the environment. Before then, I've never known that different plastics needed to be recycled in different ways. I therefore created a simple program that would allow people to easily figure out how to recycle some of the most common plastics. Soon, I've expanded the program to also include information on how to recycle other commonly recycled products such as glass, paper and even used oils and tires.

What it does

It is an easy way to receive instruction on proper and environmentally-responsible methods of disposing used goods. Just follow the prompts on the screen to input the correct material that you want to recycle.

How I built it

I used python.

What I learned

Conducting research on this allowed me to discover that there are more things that can be recycled than what is common knowledge. For instance, I never knew that used oils could be turned into motor oil! What a fascinating way to reduce oil waste in the world!

What's next for Recyclable

This program may be even more useful as an interactive mobile app or as a website. I would also like to be able to add visual effects and make my program visually appealing. I can't wait to develop my skills further to be able to create such a program some day!

Built With

• python