Waste Management in Flushing
Sustainable Design
Downtown Flushing is a bustling commercial area facing growing issues with traffic congestion and sidewalk litter. These problems can impact public safety and health while also potentially harming the local economy by making the area less appealing to visitors and tourists. The goal is to establish an efficient waste management system where local businesses can discard waste more easily to improve safety, cleanliness, and beauty, and where a local waste management facility can collect, process, and sell recycled goods, while also incorporating public green space and parking.
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Systems diagram.
Leverage Points
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Stock and flow structures
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Proper treatment and disposal of waste to reduce air, water, and land pollution, and protect ecosystems and resources for a better life quality, experience, and economy.
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Information flow
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Raise awareness about the importance of proper management of MSW and its impact on overall pollution, climate change, economy, human health, ecosystems, life quality, and experience.
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Self-organization
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Facilitate resources and systems for independent ability to discard MSW properly.
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Goal
To reduce littering on the streets and sidewalks caused by local informal vendors, supermarkets, and food businesses. Part I is to provide more trash bins along sidewalks and safety islands not only as a more efficient way to discard waste but also to use these bins as parameters to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. Part II is to design a waste management facility that also serves as a public parking space.
Visual representaton tools used: Google Earth, Rhinoceros, Enscape and Photoshop.
Program diagram.
Waste collection route.
Waste management facility concept design.