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Inspiration

While walking around CruzHacks, we found many items misplaced in incorrect bins. We decided that if we wanted to solve environmental issues, we might as well start with those which are closest to us.

What it does

RecycleThis is an iOS application that classifies proper disposal of items, and provides waste management tips. In addition, it further decreases the challenge of sustainability by providing locations for the nearest recycling bins in your area! With a single tap, users can effortlessly help maintain a clean community for themselves and those around them.

How we built it

RecycleThis is a React Native application that utilizes a combined model of Google Cloud Platform and openAI APIs to assist users in their sustainability goals. With a custom AI Tensorflow model, the application can also classify the proper disposal classification for items, and display the Geo-location of relevant bins with Google Places..

Challenges we ran into

This was the first hackathon for many of our members, and we all have little experience with our chosen platform of React Native. One particular issue we ran into was the deprecation and incompatibility of several libraries, requiring novel solutions that deviated from documentation.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We have a working Speech Recognition System, that is able to record and log voice conversations while in range of the microphone. Also, our ability to quickly adapt and learn new frameworks exceeded our expectations. Coming to this event with little experience in creating machine learning models, we managed to research, develop, and train models within the deadline.

What we learned

We learned a lot about Front-End Development in React Native, particularly in IOS development using Expo. We also learned the importance of the initial brainstorming phase of product development, as our first hurdle was surprisingly difficult.

What's next for RecycleThis

Throughout this weekend, we found some notable aspects we hope to improve upon in the future. General performance fixes in speed of the program and accuracy of the models would be helpful, as well as increased compatibility to account for non-ios users. RecycleThis also aims to further improve through a more accessible and appealing UI interface and additional features in later updates.

Built With

Submitted to

CruzHacks 2024
- Winner [MLH - MongoDB] Best Use of MongoDB Atlas

Created by

I worked on the front end of the application, specifically the addition of the microphone button, and the markers for recycle bins. I also worked on the back-end, especially the voice recognition and transcription features.

Ishaan Aggarwal
Worked on the front-end, implemented different APIs, user authentication, and helped with voice recognition

Young Song
I worked on the frontend, specifically handling login/signup and creating the backend. Additionally, I contributed to mapping for nearest recycle bins.

Yash Kumar
I like to build and learn new tech :)
Researched and trained the speech-to-text model, as well as implementing api for image-classification model

SageRiverLee Lee