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Innovations of Waste Food Bins bin---food-waste (Arm Press (Meat Press,…
Innovations of Waste Food Bins 
Arm Press
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Advantages
•Can compress waste
•Less bags used
•Easier to transport
•More interactive to use
•Engages the user in recycling initiatives
Disadvantages
•Open food is being compressed
•Difficult to clean components
•Requires physical strength
•Manufacturing of metal/other components
•Fluid from compression will need draining
Bag is the bin
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Advantages
•Stops bags sticking to bin
•Easier to empty just throw away
•Biodegradable
•Engages the user in recycling
•Allows for cleaner efficient recycling
Disadvantages
•No structure
•No closing method (Seal)
•Needs to be a bag
•Bag can tear or become soggy
•Doesn’t fit in with a kitchen theme (Aesthetics)
Compartment style
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Advantages
•Kitchen worktop based
•Multi waste uses
•Easy to clean
•Easy to manufacture
•Easy to use
Disadvantages
•Need for bags
•Fill up quickly
•Cross contamination
•Bags split
•Bags stick to the inside
Filing Cabinet System
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Advantages
•Better segregation
•Easy cleaning of individual drawers
•Easier to recycle food
•More room for food waste
•Promotes responsible recycling through sorting
Disadvantages
•Always a need for bags
•Takes up too much worktop space
•Structural issues due to drawer method
•Confusing for some users
•Manufacturing more components
Raised Platform
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Advantages
•Stops bags sticking to bin
•Easier to empty with raised platform
•More interactive to use
•Engages the user in recycling
•Allows for cleaner efficient use
Disadvantages
•More mechanisms to fail/jam
•Requires physical lifting
•More difficult to clean
•More complex to manufacture
•More expensive to manufacture
Vacuum Suction
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Advantages
• Compresses waste
• A clean process
• Easy dispose
• Uses less space after compression
• Easy to use
Disadvantages
• Always a need for bags
• Reliance on electricity/hoover
• Plastic parts need manufacturing
• Bags could split
• Bag production may not be sustainable
Blender Type
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Advantages
•Kitchen worktop based
•Cuts food into smaller pieces
•Easier to transport waste
•Possible to wash away waste
•Self Sufficient
Disadvantages
•Reliance in electricity
•Replaceable parts
•Cost
•Regular maintenance
•Difficult to clean
•Clogs waste pipes
Internal Caddy
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Advantages
•Waste is out of sight
•Gives more worktop space
•Clean method
•General space saver
•Multi use bins (General waste also)
Disadvantages
• Doesn’t change current method
• Takes up too much worktop space
• Difficult to clean
• Requires a fixed frame
• Manufacturing more components
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