Barcode Trashcan removes greenophobia, makes recycling a doddle

There is basically only one thing that put people off making the decision to tidy up their lives and pick up a few green habits. It's a misplaced belief that it's all a bit more complicated than it really is. Now, you can educate people and try and get them to understand that they can still do things like recycle even if they don't grow their own veg and become vegan, but that requires them to listen. Or you can develop concept designs like this and try to encourage companies to use technology that makes recycling so easy there's not even a slight excuse.

The Barcode Trashcan by Woo Seok Park would scan barcodes for information on the material content of the packaging, and then open the correct lid. No more trying to work out if a plastic tub is recyclable or not - if it is, the lid opens. Simple as. Hopefully going-green-o-phobia will cure itself without the need for this, but it's a nice idea anyway.

[via Yanko Design]

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