Manual compactor #5: testing in the field
Our first field testing of our manual roadside plastic waste compactor with a 40×40cm prototype. We were testing whether our reinforcement could prevent problems encountered with previous prototypes, such as sides splitting open.
Manual compactor #4: first operating prototype
A 20×20cm prototype - our first working prototype tested with real plastic bottles.
Manual compactor: #3
How our compactor is evolving from the first paper prototype as we learn more about key features that make it usable, fixable and transportable in a city like Maputo.
Manual compactor #2
Why are we so committed to developing a manual compactor when there are many industrial compactors already available? We look at the realities of waste collection in the global south.
Manual compactor #1
An update on our manual compactor prototype - our first trials in small scale.