This document discusses a proposed mobile app called "BinzOut" that would help users remember when to put out their bins for collection and provide information on what items can be recycled. It would send alerts the day before bin collection and include a color-coded calendar of collection days. The app would also allow users to interact socially about recycling and finding used materials. It is intended to make recycling easier and promote community involvement.

1. Binz ut
By
Ruby Yates
Hannah Lowe
Teigan Jones

2. Who~parents or house owner and elderly who may forget
What~the problem that arises in our house is that we forget
to put the bins out on the correct day. Even when we
remember the right day, we usually put the wrong bin out!
When~the night before the bins go out or when you come to
take the rubbish out
Where~the place that your bins are stored in your house
Why~so that people don’t forget to take the bins out

3. Problem statement:
People often have trouble remembering when to put out their
bins. When the remember, they often put out the wrong bin
as recycled rubbish is collect on a different day to general
rubbish. People are also unaware of what items can and
can’t be recycled.

4. Do residents know when their bins get collected?
Do residents know what items are permitted to go into each
type of bin?
Is there a place where recyclers can get used materials and
resources?

5. Do residents know when their bins get collected?
Yes, but most people surveyed admit that they are forgetful and often forget which
bins should go out on each day. We plan to provide an alarm that will be activated
the day before your bins will get collected.
There will be a colour coded calendar if you want to check bin collection days.
Do residents know what items are permitted to go into each type of bin?
Our research shows us that most people have a good idea of what items
can and can’t be recycled. The often have queries though about which
colour bin they should be placed in.
Is there a place where recyclers can get used materials and resources?
The freecycle website is a very good source, but we hope that users will
be able to post items that can be delivered locally by some refuge
companies. Creating a social network to encourage recycling.

6. Click here to view our elevator pitch

7. What do our users look like?
Literally anyone can use our app!
 Age – from children to adult, 4 – 94! There’s no excuse for
not doing your chores now!
 Sex – male and female
 What do they have in common? – a need to empty the
bins… an interest in recycling.

8. Limited to Salford, Tameside and
Bury

9. Our app is different to other apps on the market because it
advises users what to put in each bin. It will also cover the
whole country rather than just an isolated area.
Perhaps the biggest difference is the ability of users to
interact with each other and recycle, therefore reducing
waste and creating a sense of community through social
networking.

11. To view our Balsamiq’s click here

12. We think that this app is feasible to produce. We will use a database
to record users records and information regarding bin timetables.
Many of the other features should already exist on modern day
mobiles and tablets… i.e. alarms the night before the bins are due for
collection.

13. The App is Free Targeted advertising
BinzOut Community

14. App Design Mock-upOur marketing strategy will be in three parts:
1. Giving the app out free with the annual bins
timetable from the council
2. Youtube channel to show how the app works and
the benefits of recycling using the app
3. Social Media networking – sharing information
about the app campaign via facebook, LInkedIn
and Twitter.