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Mr. FrogEat

Product Design

Tools:

Solidworks, Keyshot, Nanobanana, FDM

Team:

Personal Project

Duration:

April 2025 - May 2025

This project aims to develop a product that makes food disposal more approachable and accessible in RISD cafeteria; moreover, school cafeteria for younger ages.

"Perfect! RISD dining hall just started having a food waste only bin. What's wrong?"

Problems

- Hands are often occupied with different utensils, requiring students to drop a few utensils, dispose of waste, and then return to drop the rest.- This movement and the layout of the waste bins causes students to move back and forth inefficiently.- Since it is first year having food waste bin, students are not use to it.- Some students ignore this step and simply dump everything into the nearest landfill waste bin.

"But why does RISD cafeteria use this inefficient layout for different waste bins?"

Design Points

Change of disposal area layout

Clear indication and separation of waste bins without isolating location

Easy food waste disposal with one hand

Ideation

Layout Variations

Accounting for concerns about contamination and the movement of dining staff and students, three different layouts were explored.

Comfort Rim Bin

An early concept explored a waste bin with silicone rim that allows users to  empty plates and bowls with one hand.

Attachable Product

A silicone comfort rim was designed as an attachment for existing bins, with a scraper feature also explored.

Visual Distinction

Adding a clear and playful visual distinction to prevent contamination while encouraging a more engaging habit of food waste disposal.

Prototype

Implication

Although the project was developed and tested within a college cafeteria context, the formation of sustainable habits begins at an early age.

I believe Mr. FrogEat has a strong potential to extend beyond the college environment, serving as an engaging and educational tool for encouraging responsible food disposal in elementary schools and beyond.

After the project presentation, RISD’s cafeteria The MET changed the layout of the compost area.

Thank you for spending time with my work!

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