Riley Ludwig
Recycle Cincy
A multi-step plan to increase recycling in Cincinnati. I aimed to better inform the public about the existing curbside recycling system and provide a convenient location for additional recycling efforts, all in conjunction with the Green Cincinnati Plan.The Green Cincinnati PlanThe Green Cincinnati Plan was first introduced in 2008 as a community vision to address climate change and build a more sustainable, equitable, and resilient future. Since then, the plan has been updated every 5 years to keep up with evolving science, politics, and technology.
Central PilarsSustainability Equity Resiliance
- Restore and regenerate the environment
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Shift to renewable energy sources
- Eliminate the carbon pollution that is driving climate disruption
- Reduce the burden of climate events in vulnerable populations
- Lessen the negative impacts of climate-related incidents and more effectively distribute the positive outcomes to more communities.
- Establish “resilience hubs”; centers to foster community connection and preparedness for emergencies
- Green Infrastructure Projects
The Proposed Plan
I focused on the recycling aspects of the Green Cincinnati Plan, which emphasizes the development of recycling habits by making recycling more accessible and providing thorough education and resources.
I focused on the recycling aspects of the Green Cincinnati Plan, which emphasizes the development of recycling habits by making recycling more accessible and providing thorough education and resources.
Step 1: Poster Redesign
Current Poster
Pros:
Pros:
- Categories are visually broken up by frames
- Helpful information on where to start: “No plastic bags” is a necessity, and visuals are helpful as well
- Notes under each category are helpful, but some information could be better emphasised
- Don’t recycle list needs to be more comprehensive; should probably be its own poster
- QR code is helpful, but how often do people look further? Could be shrunk down to make more space for additional information
- Leaves the viewer with questions
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A bit visually overwhelming
- Needs to provide specific examples
Step 2: Collection BinsThe most sustainable products
are the ones you already own
Over the past few years, the United States Postal Service has been phasing out old blue collection mail boxes for new, more secure boxes, leaving them with a large quantity of unused old ones. Rather than manufacturing new boxes, I’m proposing that the old unusable mailboxes be retrofitted with locking mechanisms and new graphics to become a series of collection bins that can be placed in communities to collect items that can be recycled but cannot be recycled in curbside bins..
are the ones you already own
Over the past few years, the United States Postal Service has been phasing out old blue collection mail boxes for new, more secure boxes, leaving them with a large quantity of unused old ones. Rather than manufacturing new boxes, I’m proposing that the old unusable mailboxes be retrofitted with locking mechanisms and new graphics to become a series of collection bins that can be placed in communities to collect items that can be recycled but cannot be recycled in curbside bins..