/junction-2023

Raising Awareness, Educating, and Motivating for Sustainable Recycling

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ReMaskIt

Hackathon

Raising Awareness, Educating, and Motivating for Sustainable Recycling

🧐 Problem Statement

A significant percentage of critical raw materials, including Lithium, are not recycled due to a lack of awareness and correct recycling practices. This not only harms the environment but also poses a threat to supply chains and sustainability. Our solution aims to address this issue by creating an innovative Instagram filter that combines awareness, education, and motivation to encourage sustainable recycling.

💡 Idea / Solution

Using the power of Instagram, we deploy our solution as a filter that users can share as Instagram stories or reels. The filter employs cutting-edge object detection and classification technology, including OpenAI GPT-4 Vision and GPT-4 Turbo, to provide users with insights into the impact of recycling. It also guides them to the nearest recycling stations. To motivate users, we offer point rewards that can be redeemed as perks from partner companies. These companies, in turn, support our initiative by advertising through content generated by our filter.

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🏁 Getting Started

Frontend

  1. Navigate to the frontend folder
cd frontend
  1. Install dependencies
yarn
  1. Start React Native app
npm run ios

Backend

  1. Navigate to the backend folder
cd backend
  1. Install Flask dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt
  1. Run Flask server
python app.py

Machine Learning & Data Pipeline

⛓️ Built With

✍️ Team & Credits

  • Daria Kazmina: Pitch, Market Research
  • Hussain Pettiwala: Frontend, API Integration
  • Jay Malve: Backend, Prompt Engineering
  • Imed-Eddine Haouli: Machine Learning PhD
  • Simon Farshid: Pitch, On-Device Object Detection

🎉 Acknowledgments

  • Hat tip to anyone whose code or tools were used