Design of an HDPE bottle collection and pre-cleaning system for recycling in Blantyre, Malawi

Global Health Engineering mail

OSHWA UID

CH000021 Project Website

Certification Date

April 05, 2024

Country

Switzerland

The goal of this project was to develop a prototype station to pre-clean the HDPE bottles and provide a sustainable solution for enhancing the recycling processes in low-resource settings. The prototype addresses the challenges of recycling contaminated HDPE bottles by introducing an efficient, scalable, and locally adaptable pre-cleaning system aiming to reduce the efforts and costs of subsequent recycling processes.

Version

1.0

Licenses
Hardware
CC-BY-4.0
Software
No software
Documentation
CC-BY-4.0
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Project Type
Environmental
Keywords
design-system, hdpe, hardware-design

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