Happy Recycling
Overview
Happy Recycling is a website that promotes sustainability and responsible waste management. Through research, we discovered that a major barrier to recycling is people’s uncertainty about what can be recycled. Happy Recycling addresses this by delivering essential information in an engaging and easy-to-use format.
My contribution
Product design User Research UX/UI Design Figma Prototype
The team
1 × Project manager 1 × Product designer 2 × Developers
Year
June 2023 - August 2023
Process
How it all started
My team and I wanted to create an application focused on sustainability. As the product designer, I developed the problem statement and designed the website for Happy Recycling. During my research, I discovered that many existing recycling solutions mainly list recyclable items and provide basic questions and answers. While the content is there, it is often difficult for users to navigate and understand the different types of recyclable materials because of the limited use of images and photos. This inspired me to conceptualize an application with interactive features that rely less on text and focus more on visual elements.
Since we only had three months to complete the project, I worked closely with the developers and project manager to ensure that the design requirements and specifications were feasible. I led the vision, prototyping, and design guidance. After creating several mockups in Figma and gathering feedback from my team, I arrived at a final solution.
Outcome
After iterating, refining, and testing the design to meet the project requirements, the website was completed. I created testing scripts and conducted usability tests to ensure the design was simple and easy for users to navigate. The website includes a Learn page that offers statistics, information, and reminders about the importance of recycling. There is also a Game page with an interactive activity where users sort items into the correct recycling bins, using labeled signs to help them learn from mistakes and avoid improper recycling. Additionally, a Special Cases page helps users find locations and contact information for disposing of items that require special handling. Overall, our application provides a fun, interactive, and straightforward way for people to learn how to recycle properly.