Introduction

One week ago, I posted that I'd be completing 13 projects over my 13 weeks before college. I'm thrilled to announce that I've finished Week 1 by building EcoBin: A Web Application for Waste Classification.

View on Vercel: https://eco-bin-sepia.vercel.app/

EcoBin is an AI-powered waste classification platform that helps people sort their waste correctly and develop better recycling habits. Waste is a massive problem. In the United States alone, over 292 million tons of waste are generated each year , and that number is expected to double by 2050. Yet less than a third of our waste stream is actually recycled , largely because roughly a quarter of the items in our recycling bin aren't actually recyclable .

EcoBin addresses the waste management problem by using computer vision to automatically identify and categorize waste items with up to ~95% accuracy. It also includes a flashcard quiz with over 100 questions to help people test and build their recycling knowledge.…