The document proposes a smartphone application to help cities improve waste management and increase recycling rates. The app would allow users to find information on what materials can be recycled, locations of recycling centers and bins, and special disposal of hazardous waste. It would integrate with local waste systems to track bin status and support collection routes. The app aims to make recycling more convenient and engage citizens. It could also connect to social media and provide local recycling news to promote sustainable waste practices as part of developing smart cities. The document calls for concept papers on an ICT app to win a prize for the best sustainable energy idea.

1. Smartphone application & platform
Lis Lugo Colls
@liscolls

2. Contents
• Cities Issues
▫ Background
▫ City Local Waste Management
• Proposed Solution
▫ ICT Smart Application
▫ User Journey: recycling / general options
▫ Smartphone Features / Opportunities for Smart Cities
• Experience
▫ Tips for social projects
• Call for concept papers ITU

3. Cities issues

4. Background
Every year each citizen generates + 500 Kg
38% landfilled, 20% incinerated, 24% recycled 18% composted
Where does our trash go?
- Hazardous material pollutes soil and water
- E-waste is exported to developing countries
How can we deal with all this garbage?

5. Cities Local Waste Management
MSW • Low Efficiency in garbage collection
• Citizens looking for bins on the streets
Waste separation
• Lack of promotion for recycling special
materials (hazardous, e-waste..)
City
Special MSW
Recycling centers
New products
MSW = Municipal Solid Waste

6. Proposed Solution

7. ICT Smart Application
• Smartphone app for citizens: community engagement
Proposal • Platform to support MWS system and recycling centers
• Solution to environmental and sustainable issues
• What to recycle? Where to recycle?
• How to get money for your Trade-in?
Solution • What about special materials: e-waste, bio-products, batteries….?
• Reporting situations/issues about the recycling system in your
city
• Find and share interesting related information about
material, exchanges centers or bin

8. User Journey- recycling

9. User Journey– general options
Favorites News
List of materials, bins, recycling Events, information and
centers and trade-in previously collaboration partners, this information
saved by the user is fed via RSS

10. Smartphone Features
 Ubiquitous Smartphone use
 Integration with Local Waste Management System
 User – centered design
 Information structured in logical buttons, few screen jumps
 Geo-positioning localization system
 Find nearest places where to dispose MSW. Get updated status about nearest bins.
 Social Media Enabler
 Integration with social networks groups to report in real-time
 Local information delivery
 Connected with main local blogs about recycling
 Articles information about legislation and policies

11. Smart Recycling GUI

12. Opportunities for Smart Cities
- Recycling centers
- Containers / Bins
- Articles & information
APIs
Local Garbage
Collection Smart Collection
systems:
- Reporting issues
Smart Recycling App - Support routes
Panel DDBB

13. Opportunities for Smart Cities
 Connecting people and things in real world
 Sharing information on-line through social networks
 Interconnecting with other Smart City Systems
Smartphone Smart platform Communities
Smart City
App Open data Social networks

14. Experience

15. Tips for social projects
How does an idea become a project?
idea
Goal
idea
idea
Best idea
idea idea Goal
Select the best idea
Turn your idea into reality:
• be innovative but realistic
• social entrepreneurs: think about collective needs & dreams
• be organized and communicative with your idea: make a design, process work
flow, time, schedule, tools..
• select a team who believes in the idea
Finally look for sponsors….

16. Call for concept papers

17. CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS FOR AN ICT APP
Organizers
Supporters
Objective: To find the best and most innovative Concept Paper for
an ICT application to help promote sustainable energy for all
Topics:
Access to energy: smart metering, energy billing systems, energy
management, etc.
Renewable energy: smart grids, renewable energy
potential, electric vehicles, etc.
Energy Efficiency: in sectors such as smart buildings, intelligent
transport systems, smart homes, etc.

18. CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS FOR AN ICT APP
Organizers
• The Challenge is open to individuals from Member States of the ITU. Individuals must be of the
age of majority in their country at the time of entry.
• Developers are called to submit Concept Papers.
• Deadline: 13 April 2012
• Jury of high-level experts will award the best and most innovative Concept Paper.
• Malcolm Johnson, Director of Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
• Silvia Guzmán Araña, Global Director of Sustainability (Teléfonica)
• Amir Delju, Senior Scientific Coordinator, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• Paul Smits, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Spatial Data Infrastructures
Unit (SDI)
• Prize: $ 3000 + invitation to present the ICT App during Rio+20 United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012
Apply now: http://itu.int/ITU-T/climatechange/greenict/

19. Thank you
CONTACT US
Lis Lugo Colls @liscolls
Wion @wion_ar
info@mireciclaje.com
www.MiReciclaje.com