Scan, Recycle, Transform with EcoScan
EcoScan empowers sustainable waste management with an intuitive scanning solution for informed recycling decisions.
About Us
Innovating Recycling Through AI
EcoScan is an innovative mobile application designed to help users recycle efficiently. The app uses an AI model developed with PyTorch, a popular deep learning framework, to analyze and identify different types of recyclable materials. By simply scanning their garbage with their smartphone, users can quickly determine the correct disposal category—whether it's plastic, paper, metal, or more—helping reduce their environmental footprint with ease.
Read MoreAI-Powered Scanning
With a simple scan, EcoScan effortlessly identifies recyclable materials like plastics, metals, and papers, ensuring you make the right choice every time you dispose of waste. Powered by a PyTorch-trained AI model with over 15,000 images, EcoScan provides quick, accurate recognition of recyclables and directs users to nearby recycling locations using Google Maps API.
Personalized Insights
Monitor your environmental footprint with EcoScan’s real-time tracking features. Our app keeps a record of your recycling efforts, providing personalized insights and feedback to support your sustainability journey and help you achieve your eco-friendly goals.
Recycling Made Easy
We simplify the recycling process by guiding you step-by-step. Scan, sort, and locate recycling centers near you—all in one app. EcoScan takes the complexity out of sustainable living.
Analytics
Get insights into the global impact of your efforts. EcoScan aggregates data from users worldwide to show how small actions lead to big environmental changes.
Overview
EcoScan is a groundbreaking mobile application aimed at simplifying the process of recycling and promoting sustainable living. Utilizing AI-powered image recognition, EcoScan allows users to identify recyclable materials in real time by scanning items with their smartphone cameras. This feature makes it incredibly easy for anyone, regardless of their knowledge of recycling rules, to determine if an item is recyclable.
- Personalized suggestions for nearby recycling centers using location-based services.
- Educational platform with resources that teach users about sustainable practices and proper recycling methods.
- Built-in tracker to monitor the user's impact on the environment by tracking how much waste they have diverted from landfills.
- Gamification elements such as badges and rewards to motivate users to continue recycling regularly.
- User-friendly interface and community engagement features to make recycling accessible to everyone.
Our Mission
EcoScan is a groundbreaking mobile application aimed at simplifying the process of recycling and promoting sustainable living. Utilizing AI-powered image recognition, EcoScan allows users to identify recyclable materials in real time by scanning items with their smartphone cameras. This feature makes it incredibly easy for anyone, regardless of their knowledge of recycling rules, to determine if an item is recyclable.
- Personalized suggestions for nearby recycling centers using location-based services.
- Educational platform with resources that teach users about sustainable practices and proper recycling methods.
- Built-in tracker to monitor the user's impact on the environment by tracking how much waste they have diverted from landfills.
- Gamification elements such as badges and rewards to motivate users to continue recycling regularly.
- User-friendly interface and community engagement features to make recycling accessible to everyone.
Our Vision
Our vision at EcoScan is to revolutionize recycling by empowering individuals through technology, making sustainable living accessible and effortless for all. We aspire to create a world where recycling is seamlessly integrated into everyday life, reducing waste and protecting the environment through community-driven action and innovation.
- Empowering Individuals: We envision a future where everyone has the tools to make informed, sustainable decisions in their daily lives.
- Simplicity Through Innovation: By harnessing AI and user-friendly technology, we aim to eliminate the confusion around recycling, making it as easy as scanning an item.
- Community-Driven Impact: We strive to build a global community that collaborates to reduce waste, share knowledge, and collectively work toward a cleaner planet.
- Sustainable Future: Our goal is to reduce landfill waste, promote conscious consumerism, and foster lasting environmental change through widespread engagement with recycling.
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Groundbreaking Project
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Scan: AI Model
This model works by Artificial Intelligence, it was build with PyTorch a famous framework of Deep Learning to create neuronet.
- 94 % of accuracy to identify each type of garbage
- Model trained with a dataset with more than 15,000 images.
- Integrated with Google Maps API to provide nearby recycling and waste disposal locations.
Tips for Recycling
Recycling is a vital practice that helps reduce waste and conserve natural resources. By following these simple tips, you can contribute to a more sustainable environment:
- Know Your Materials: Familiarize yourself with the items that can be recycled in your area. Common recyclable materials include paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, and metals.
- Clean and Sort: Rinse containers to remove food residue before recycling. Sorting materials into the appropriate bins helps streamline the recycling process and increases the quality of recyclables.
- Reduce Contamination: Avoid placing non-recyclable items in recycling bins, as this can contaminate the entire batch. Check local guidelines to understand what is accepted.
- Reuse When Possible: Before recycling, consider ways to repurpose items. Creative reuse can extend the life of products and reduce the need for new materials.
- Educate Others: Share your recycling knowledge with friends and family. Encouraging others to recycle can amplify your positive impact on the environment.
Community Involvement
EcoScan fosters sustainable living through community connections, education, and local initiatives. Our app empowers users to recycle effectively and engage in eco-friendly activities for a healthier planet.
- Build connections to drive sustainable living in our communities
- Engage in educational programs to enhance recycling knowledge
- Take action together for a cleaner, healthier planet for all .
Team
Oscar de la Rosa
David Salomon
