1. Eco-Kiosk Plastic Disposal Inc. Developed by: Nick Helinski, Tracy Breslin, Jackie Colarusso, Megan McNeill, Joyce Chow, Nick Kirsch and Jacob Boroweic

2. Agenda 1. Problem At Hand 2. Statistics 3. Human Impact 4. Our Solution: Eco-Kiosk and System Design Aspect: Aesthetics 4. Our Solution: Eco-Kiosk and System Design Aspect: Aesthetics 5. Survey Results 6. Feasibility and Sustainability 7. Conclusion November 29, 20072Eco-Kiosk

3. Problem At Hand November 29, 20073Eco-Kiosk American consumerism Filling landfills 20% pure pollution Marine life killed and poisoned Damage to entire food change

4. Statistics Plastic kills up to 1 million sea birds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish every year 46,000 pieces of plastic litter floating in every square mile of ocean In the Pacific Ocean, for every 1 pound of plankton, there are 6 pounds of plastic particles November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk4

5. Human Impact Only 1 percent of plastic bags are recycled worldwide About 2 percent in the United States Australians use around 6 billion plastic bags per year November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk5

6. Our Solution: Eco-Kiosk Original Mock-UpFinal Design November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk6

7. Our Solution: Design Aspects Curved Edges: –Sleek –Comfortable for people to walk up to Green: –Safety –Nature, hope, growth Blue: –Calming, inspiration Tan: –Recycle November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk7

8. OUR SOLUTION: SYSTEM & USER INTERFACE A Step-by-Step Guide To Our Touch Screen November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk8

9. Eco-Kiosk System Members deposit bags into the Eco-Kiosk This takes the credit off their account, so they don’t have to pay a thing If a member still has bags checked out at the end of a month, they will be charged $2.00 per bag Grocery Stores are required to charge $0.50 per plastic bag Citizens can opt, instead, to enroll in the Plastic Disposal System November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk9

10. Welcome to the Eco-Kiosk

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18. Thank You for using Eco-Kiosk Did you know that… (Oceanic Fact)

19. Survey Results November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk19

20. Feasibility and Sustainability Successful New Legislation Americans Think With Their Wallets Unsuccessful Lobby Groups Stores Object November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk20

21. Conclusion The revolutionary Eco-Kiosk will force Americans to step away from the wasteful world of consumerism and enter into a new era of environmentalism. November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk21

22. Works Cited http://www.culturechange.org/Petroleum&Plastics.html http://www.googobits.com/articles/1604-plastic-bag-pollution.html http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/problems/pollution/in dex.cfmhttp://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/problems/pollution/in dex.cfm http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/10/plastic_bags/ http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00116/garbagedumping.htm http://www.cdnn.info/news/eco/plastic_pollution_250252.jpg http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/bags/default.htm http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/734112145 http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_marine_debris.h tmlhttp://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_marine_debris.h tml http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1590/is_n13_v53/ai_19377878 http://www.nysun.com/article/65502 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/28/tech/main2618372.shtml http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8888798 http://www.algalita.org/pdf/Action-sheet.pdf November 29, 200722Eco-Kiosk

23. BACK UP SLIDES November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk23

24. Why A Card System? November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk24 Using A Card SystemPros Identify people who aren’t recycling plastic bags Provides additional consciousness of the number of plastic bags that consumers do not return each month Cons Possibility of identity theft Cost of maintaining database

25. An Alternate System? Grocery stores charge $0.20 extra per bag Customers that enroll in the program get an account card If they bring back all of their bags, they earn up to 3% off their future purchases November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk25

26. Future Advancements? November 29, 2007Eco-Kiosk26 Wall mounted machines Plastic bag suction entry method Additional Eco-Card uses Various ecological machines Other than plastic