Saving on fossil fuel and managing and recycling waste are the two most effective approaches to battle ecological degradation. To use both the systems in one gadget is like killing two birds with one stone! Product designers Li-Te Lo, Song-Jung Chen, Tai-Yen Lee, Chun-Wei Hsu and Cheng-Yu Tsai have designed City Context, a system that combines within itself a litter can and a solar-powered street lamp. The device, which was applauded for its ingenuity of managing urban litter and lighting roads while being environmentally friendly, went ahead and won the IDEA Award, 2011.
The urban context globally is faced with severe and unresolved problems in managing street-side litter cans and heavy power dependency for lighting up its ever increasing road network. Managing waste more consciously and recycling it in an environmentally sound manner is the ultimate aim, but to reach that the procedures are to be reviewed and reconstructed in a manner that reflects a more conscious, deliberate, and refined relation between local inhabitants and environment.
This is a combo of a specially designated trash-can as well a street-light. The color-coded litter cans demarcating specified trashing are embedded in the street lamp in vertical channels. The cans are locked and can only be opened by magnetic cards of garbage collectors or the ones in charge of the operation. This prevents scattering or overturning or messy garbage cans, disturbing urban aesthetics. Moreover the color coded bins help segregate the trash and help in its management and disposal right away.
The solar lamp on the other hand is also unique in its design and operation. Its two-pronged design ensures proficient bright light along with added expression. The gadget on the whole with its single-handed green message of ideal garbage management and energy-saving features will ensure state-of-the-art civic infrastructure.
Via: YankoDesign
