Crowd Cycle / LTU / 2020 

Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice sponsored LTU's Junior Industrial Design and Graphic Design studio to challenge students to create new solutions to improve recycling in the Detroit area.

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Evolved from a partner project with Graphic Design student, Joseph Rosales, Crowd Cycle is a recycling solution for large-scale public events, such as music festivals. 

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According to the BBC, Major Music Festivals create 100 tons of waste per day, with only 20% of that getting recycled, on average. Some festivals such as Lollapalooza have been able to divert more waste to recycling by employing volunteers to police the waste stations.

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Crowd Cycle is a conceptual technology-based recycling consultancy for temporary events and festivals. Through an app, a system of “binions”, and event management, it helps festivals and events recycle more waste without having to hire staff to police the waste stations.

 

I was originally responsible for the design of the bins as well as half of the projects concept, and have updated the graphics from my partner's last iterations.