ReGreen 小型堆肥机 by Shihcheng Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 铜奖 in 可持续产品、项目与绿色设计 Competition Category.

铜可持续产品· 2020

ReGreen 小型堆肥机

by Shihcheng Chen

Client: Shihcheng Chen

A' Design Award 铜奖 Winner in 可持续产品 Category

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The Design

About ReGreen 小型堆肥机

ReGreen是可以回收利用并完美利用浪费食品的最佳优势的理想解决方案。 ReGreen耐用，易于清洁且可回收。独特的结构设计是基于循环原理和环保原则，可轻松拆卸和回收。先进的技术使ReGreen在短短几周内即可将浪费的食物变成有机土壤和堆肥。它完全解决了大都市获得有机堆肥的难题。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铜奖

ReGreen 小型堆肥机是 A' Design Award 铜奖得主，这是授予以创造力、独创性和敏锐见长的杰出设计的极具声望的认可。铜奖得主是技艺娴熟、创意惊人的作品，印证了其设计师丰富的经验、想象力与机智。预计ReGreen 小型堆肥机将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的物品，兼具显著的专业性与创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铜奖的设计融入艺术、科学、设计和技术领域的最佳实践，并因注重细节而出类拔萃。ReGreen 小型堆肥机出色地满足需求，触动渴望，迷住情感，并吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: With unique Biology and fertilizer technology, ReGreen was designed by busing a convenient way to resolve food waste without any energy. Advanced technology making Re Green turns the wasted food into organic soil and compost in just a few weeks. It perfectly solves the difficulties of obtaining organic compost in the metropolitans
Dimensions & Packaging: Width200 mm x Depth200mm x Height500 mm
Tags: circular design,Environmental protection, planting, zero wasteHorticulture, Recyclable, Sustainable, Probiotics, Earth
Production Technology: Made of metal and enhanced glass, ReGreen is durable, easy to clean and recyclable. The distinct structural design is by the principle of circulation and environmentally friendly, which can be easily disassembled and recycled.
Design Challenge: The main challenge in creating the ReGreen is to develop a system that could inspire users’ interesting and continuous usage. The design needed stylish and elegance but with practical value. This is a fun and functional product with environmental education orientation. The most valuable goal is to reuse the leftover food and return the good bacteria to the ground.
Research: According to the survey, the major concern for people to make compost in the city is the sanitary issue, not to mention the stink and bugs. With the unique design, ReGreen can suppress odors and prevent bugs efficiently. According to the model experiments and statistics examination, plants used organic soil made from the ReGreen system that grew the thriving and flourishing plants.
Inspiration: Food waste is always an important subject for the economy and environment. It not only consumes resources on earth but causes ecological burden indeed. People shall have a clear understanding of the issues influencing food waste-related consumer perceptions and behaviors. Therefore, ReGreen is the ideal solution that can recycle and take good advantages of wasted food perfectly.
Project Duration: ReGreen started in Taoyuan, Taiwan in August 2018 and was finished in Taoyuan, Taiwan in May 2019. It was on display at “InnoVEX Special Exhibition” Taipei, Taiwan in May 2019, “TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019” San Francisco, the USA in October 2019 and “Meet Taipei Startup Festival”. Taipei, Taiwan in May 2019.
Operation Flow: 1. Putting food waste in the shredding part and shredding it into small pieces; waste residual will drop down to the Compost box. 2. Adding enzymes to compost box and covering it; the compost will become organic soil and compost tea in few, weeks. Organic soil can planting, compost tea can be fertilizer.
Patents: Patented. Patent No. M583453. ENVIRO IDEA CO., LTD. 2019. Intellectual Property Office MOEA R.O.C
Image Credits: SHIH-CHENG CHEN