Recycling at Cal Bin Design Choices

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Recycling Bin Redesign November 19th, 2009


Design Criteria Clear identifiable labels Weather protection (i.e. rain hats)

Liner capacity should not exceed 75 pounds

Front door access

Potential for expansion of items collected (i.e. compost)

Easy to open latch without use of awkward gestures

Integrate containers into landscape

Liner NOT accessible from the top of the container


Family A: Steel frame with steel slats


Family A: Steel frame with steel slats Holes differ in size and shape to indicate recycling, compost, etc.

Utilizes common “Slim Jim” liners

Two doors open on front of bin Overall style may be rectangular or circular Black strip indicates where “recycling” or “compost” or “trash” label would be placed


Family A: Steel frame with steel slats Square plate indicates where a sticker of additional recycling/ composting guidelines would be placed

Door Open

Metal plate indicates where label would go

Standard Finish

Holes differ in size and shape to indicate recycling, compost, etc.

Unfinished Metal allowing Metal to Rust Naturally


Family B:

Steel frame with precast concrete panels


Family B:

Steel frame with precast concrete panels

Black square indicates where a sticker of additional recycling/ composting guidelines would be placed

Doors are made from precast concrete panels

Black strip indicates where text label “recycling” or “compost” or “waste” would be placed

Metal frame unfinished so metal is allowed to rust


Family B:

Steel frame with precast concrete panels

Black square indicates where a sticker of additional recycling/ composting guidelines would be placed

Uses standard “Slim Jim� liner

Holes differ in size and shape to indicate recycling, compost, etc. Each individual components front panel serves as a door Can be made in single form or combined to create 3 or 4-bin design


Family C:

Concrete frame with steel panel doors


Family C:

Concrete frame with steel panel doors Metal plates are interchangeable

Laser cut word art incorporated onto metal doors as description of what can be recycled, composted, etc. Utilizes common “Slim Jim� liner

Metal unfinished so metal is allowed to rust

Holes differ in size and shape to indicate recycling, compost, etc.


Family Overviews Family

Name

Framing

Paneling

Bin Styles

A

Steel frame with steel slats

Steel

Steel slats

4-bin and single

B

Steel frame with precast concrete panels

Steel

Precast concrete

4-bin and single

C

Concrete frame with steel panel doors

Reinforced Concrete

Steel panels with laser cut word art descriptions

4-bin


Family Overviews Family

Name

Framing

Paneling

Bin Styles

A

Steel frame with steel slats

Steel

Steel slats

4-bin and single


Family Overviews Family

Name

Framing

Paneling

Bin Styles

B

Steel frame with precast concrete panels

Steel

Precast concrete

4-bin and single


Family Overviews Family

Name

Framing

Paneling

Bin Styles

C

Concrete frame with steel panel doors

Reinforced Concrete

Steel panels with laser cut word art descriptions

4-bin


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