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PotBin

Sustainable  and healthy home composter

HOME COMPOSTER

Skills
Research
Sketching
Ideation

Purpose
Design a green and
healthy composter

PROJECT VALUES

The meaning of composting

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Friendly to
the environment

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Discard
food waste

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Provide fertilizer
for plants

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Educational
Significance

Traditional way of burying food waste:
 - Produce methane
 - Exacerbate the greenhouse effect

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Balcony or Garden Composting:
+ Plenty of oxygen 
 - Requires large space

Indoor Composting:
+ Small size, like a trash can
​ - Potential smell of rotting food

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Indoor Composting You Might Worry About…

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Low Efficiency

In Fact…

EM bacteria

3-5 days.

can make kitchen waste complete composting within

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2.5 Gallons Food Waste                                   Compost

5 Days

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Unpleasant Smell

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Compost stinks!

1. Too much green material (such as fresh vegetable leaves).

2. The compost is pressed too tightly.

3. The compost is too moist.

4. Compost is poorly layered.

Compost Layering

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It's time for a new one!

PotBin

A great home composter

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Small size, easy
toput at home

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Satisfy curiosity

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Airtight

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Get fertilizer to
grow plants

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Long lasting

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Easy to use

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Composting at home is now so easy

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Form Development

Features:
Close to the interior
Airtight
Easy to use

Functional Parts

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Composting Area

Stop (Fix the filter)

Plant Area

Filter to
separate solid and
liquid compost

Sink

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Also a flower pot
Grow healthy plants without
buying nutrient solutions.
Just simply put in food waste and mix.

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With a window
You can clearly see the

composting process.
Satisfy the curiosity of you and

your child.

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Clamshell Structure
Airtight
Easy to use

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Hinges

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Sink

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Food Waste

Functional Parts & Problem Analysis

Cover

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Composting
Area

Sealing Rubber

Plant Area

Sink

Viewable Window

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Liquid compost can be used directly to avoid odor.

Water may build up, causing the plant's roots to rot.

The shape is too monotonous and bulky to be placed on the table.

The curved part of the back wastes space when leaning against a wall.

Filter plate & Size

Fine filter plate

Separate solids and liquid compost

Keep soil and food waste out of the sink

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24 cm

48 cm

24 cm

More than just a composter

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Food Waste

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Add hydroponic/ soil planting space
to increase user demand for compost.

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Plant Holder

Various planting methods

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Solid Compost and Soil

Soil Planting Tank
The upper part is soil, the middle is a board with holes to separate excess water, and the bottom is a water collection sink.

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Sink

The liquid compost will flow into the sink and combine with the water to become fertilizer.

Hydroponics Tank
All filled with water

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CMF Exploration

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1. Wood (light color), surface waxed
2. Acrylic (with or without texture)
3. White glossy plastic

PotBin

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PotBin

Sustainable  and healthy home composter

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