The challenge is about the optimization of re-using, recycling and removal of bulky waste: In the city of St.Gallen, bulky waste that is marked with waste stamps can be left on the doorstep once a week. The waste is collected by the city's waste disposal unit the day it can be left on the doorstep. Waste stamps can only be obtained in person at certain sales points. Information on how many stamps must be affixed on a bulky item is specified on the city's website. At the moment, it is difficult for the customers to estimate the correct quantity of waste stamps. Consequently, the responsible department has to put a lot of resources into handling service requests because of poor information and illegal waste disposal. Furthermore, the collected bulky waste always ends up in the waste incineration plant. This factor rule out any possible reuse or sharing of the material.
This is a real world challenge, that we start tackling in this year. Help us to solving it by creating customer-oriented and smart solutions!
The department for waste disposal is looking for innovative solutions on how the efficiency of the bulky waste disposal process could be increased in two dimensions: On the one hand, how it could become more customer-friendly for the population. And on the other hand, how administrational processes in the waste disposal department could be optimised regarding the procurement process of bulky waste stamps. Finally, the department is looking for possibilities to integrate sustainable concepts in the disposal of bulky waste in general. Can you find a solution for this challenge?
- Statistics on bulky waste: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/sperrgutstatistik-stadt-st-gallen/ Access granted to the definitive participants
- Statistics on bulky waste stamp sales: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/statistik-sperrgutmarkenverkauf-entsorgung-stgallen/ Access granted to the definitive participants
- Statistics on bulky waste stamp misusage (illegal waste disposal): https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/wilde-deponien-stadt-stgallen/ Access granted to the definitive participants
- Points of sale of bulky waste stamps: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/sperrgutmarken-verkauf
- Waste collection routes as geographic data: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/touren-kehrichentsorgung-stadt-stgallen/ Access granted to the definitive participants
- Pick up points on waste collection routes: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/pickup-punkte-kehrichtentsorgung-stgallen/ Access granted to the definitive participants
- Waste statistics: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/entsorgungsstatistik-stadt-stgallen
- Waste bins (underground) for trash: https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/unterflurbehalter
- Recycling points (glass, cans, etc.): https://daten.stadt.sg.ch/explore/dataset/sammelstellen/
- Statistical population data in machine readable format: http://stada2.sg.ch/
- https://opendata.swiss/de
- https://daten.sg.ch/
- German: https://www.stadt.sg.ch/home/raum-umwelt/abfall-entsorgung.html
- Other languages: https://www.stadt.sg.ch/home/raum-umwelt/abfall-entsorgung/Abfallinformationen_fuer_Fremdsprachige.html
We orient ourselves at the judging criteria of the START Hack which consists of the following criteria:
- Complexity & Technical Sophistication: Usage of appropriate services and technologies
- Design: Usability of the solution
- Viability: Possibility of realizing the solution
- Feasibility: Maturity Level of the developed solution
- Creativity & Innovation: surprise effect to the jury
- Presentation: Communication of the developed solution
However, St.Gallen needs to add one more criteria - USEFULNESS:
- Since it is a real world challenge, that we want to tackle this year, we need your solution to be useful
If you need to contact us online, please do so only on Discord. Do not use the START Summit platform for case questions and meeting coordination with us!
- Christian Geiger, CDO City of St.Gallen: via Discord @StGallen_City_Christian
- Nicola Wullschleger, Project Manager Smart City and Open Data: via Discord @StGallen_City_Nicola
- Laure Brem, Intern Smart City & Open Data: via Discord @StGallen_City_Laure
- Marc Maurhofer, Specialist waste disposal department: via Nicola
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