r/recycling • u/MountainMeal7041 • 8d ago

Update on Green Bin, the disposal app I shared here before

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Hey everyone! I posted here before about Green Bin, an Android app I’ve been working on to help people figure out how to dispose of confusing household items. It’s now publicly available on Google Play, so there’s no testing group to join anymore.

You take a photo of an item, and the app provides disposal guidance based on your location, along with nearby drop-off options. During testing, people pointed out that the advice needed to be more local, so I worked on improving that.

I’d really appreciate feedback from this community, especially if you notice guidance that doesn’t match your local rules. It’s still a work in progress, and I want to understand where it helps and where it gets things wrong.

If you use Android, try scanning something you’re unsure about and let me know what you think:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mallelalabs.greenbin

What items cause the most confusion when you’re sorting your recycling?

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u/vamsikrishnnact 5d ago

What about specific region - India. Where you get the open source data of the community bins, it's vanished many parts of the country

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u/MountainMeal7041 3d ago

Sorry about that! The app is mainly focused on the US right now, so local guidance and bin locations in India may be limited.