Utilization Of Wood Waste Materials To Make a Unique Public Trash Bin

Abstract

Indonesia has a wealth of diverse natural resources, one of which is wood. Because of that, there are also many wood industries and wood craftsmen in Indonesia. The wood industry and craftsmen will certainly have wood waste from their production process. If this wood waste is not handled immediately, itwill pollute the environment. Therefore, an idea emerged to utilize this wood waste to be recycled and used as a public trash bin. In Indonesia many people litter in rivers, streets, and other public places. As a result, streets look dirty, rivers can get clogged and cause flooding. The purpose of this scientific paper is to reduce wood waste by designing a public trash bin, that also helps to reduce waste scattered in public places. The public trash bin is uniquely designed that attract people's attention to dispose of trash in its place. The method used is the design thinking method, which is consisting of five stages, empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. The result of this scientific paper is the design of a public trash bin that can reduce wood waste and overcome environmental pollution.