- Front-End Development:
- React Native & Flutter: Utilizing these frameworks for cross-platform mobile app development ensures a responsive and user-friendly interface across both iOS and Android devices.
- Back-End Development:
- Firebase: Employed for real-time database management, authentication, and secure cloud storage, ensuring efficient and secure data handling.
- Python & Django: Python serves as the primary programming language, while Django streamlines complex back-end logic and database interactions.
- Image Processing and Machine Learning:
- OpenCV: Used for preprocessing images, including tasks like resizing, normalizing, and enhancing image quality.
- TensorFlow & Keras: These frameworks are crucial for building and training machine learning models for image recognition. TensorFlow Lite is deployed for real-time processing on mobile devices.
- Data Handling and Analytics:
- Firebase Realtime Database / Firestore: These databases are utilized to store and retrieve detailed information about materials, including identification, recycling instructions, and handling guidelines.
- Pandas, NumPy, SciPy: These libraries support complex data analysis tasks, enhancing our understanding of user interactions and system efficiency.
- User Feedback Loop:
- Firebase: Collects user feedback to improve AI accuracy and processes feedback data using Firebase Functions for continuous model retraining.
- Barcode and QR Code Scanning:
- ZXing (Zebra Crossing) & ML Kit: These tools provide robust barcode and QR code scanning functionalities for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Voice Assistance:
- Google Cloud Speech-to-Text & Text-to-Speech: These services enable accurate voice recognition and natural-sounding speech conversion, enhancing user accessibility.
- React Native Voice / Flutter speech_to_text and React Native TTS / Flutter flutter_tts: These libraries integrate voice commands and text-to-speech functionalities into the app.
Recycircle
About
Hey, eco-warriors, tech gurus, and world-changers in the making! 🌿 Dive into the Green Revolution with the Recycircle App 🌿 Picture this: You're part of a squad turning the tide on recycling, not just in the heart of Serbia but aiming for global impact. We're not just talking about another app on your phone; we're talking about changing the game for our planet. Welcome to the Recycircle App, where your coding skills meet Mother Earth in a match made in sustainability heaven.
Abstract / Problem solving:
Despite increased awareness, recycling rates in Serbia and globally still need improvement. Key challenges include inaccessible recycling information, inefficient waste management, and a lack of public motivation. These barriers hinder active participation in environmental sustainability.Recycircle is a groundbreaking initiative set to revolutionize recycling in Serbia. In a world that’s increasingly conscious of waste's environmental impacts, innovative solutions are crucial. Our app simplifies and incentivizes recycling for individuals and businesses through an intuitive platform.Recycircle’s multi-faceted approach tackles these challenges head-on. By leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, we aim to create an ecology-driven community that motivates users to engage in recycling activities. Our platform offers detailed, up-to-date educational materials for:
- Pre-classification of recycling materials,
- Labeling and disposal phases,
- Educating users on the positive impacts of efficient recycling.
Project Team
Aleksey Rezvov
A visionary software developer and product owner who brings a wealth of experience and a knack for problem-solving
Uroš Mitić
Our product manager and strategist, Uroš drives the project’s direction while ensuring alignment with industry standards and customer expectations
Nikolai Sviridov
As our lead backend developer and advisor, Nikolai ensures that our architectural decisions support long-term success and scalability
Implementation
Software Requirements
Hardware Requirements
- Server Infrastructure:
- Application and Database Servers: High-capacity servers will host the application and database services, ensuring they are always available and responsive.
- Storage:
- SSDs (Solid State Drives): For faster data access and processing speeds, which is crucial for a performance-intensive application like Recycircle.
- Redundant Storage Solutions: Implementing RAID technology to ensure data redundancy and prevent data loss in case of hardware failure.
- Networking:
- High-speed Networking Equipment: To handle the data throughput efficiently, ensuring smooth and fast communications within the network.
- Firewalls and Security Solutions: Robust security measures to protect sensitive user data and prevent unauthorized access.
Vacancies: We're Growing Our Team
We're on the lookout for passionate individuals who are ready to dive into the tech world and make a real impact. We have opportunities in various areas:
Front-End Developers
Skilled in JavaScript, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, and Quasar to create intuitive client-side applications.
Back-End Developers
Experts in Python, Django, and database management who can handle server-side operations efficiently.
Data Specialists
Analytical minds who can manage data processing and analytics using Python-based tools like Pandas and NumPy.
Why RecyCircle App?
Here's the Scoop:
Learn, Grow, and Thrive:
Agile? Scrum? You'll live it. From the nitty-gritty of software engineering to the art of UI/UX and the pulse of environmental science, you're in for a holistic tech adventure. This is where your textbook meets the street, folks.
Impact That Counts:
Ever wanted to do something that matters? Here, every click, code, and creative idea has the power to boost recycling rates, spark eco-awareness, and bring communities together. We're about to make green the new black.
Challenges Galore:
We're crafting this gem for everyone - homes, businesses, schools - you name it. That means you'll be solving puzzles from user experience to community vibes and everything in between.
Tech Meets Green:
We're on a crusade against those sad recycling rates and bulky waste management ways. How? By making recycling a breeze throwing rewards your way for keeping it green. You're not just joining an app; you're becoming a pioneer in eco-tech.
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept:
Build the Core:
We're talking user sign-ups, tracking trash to treasure, spinning up a community dashboard, and crafting content that clicks.
Solve the Real Deal:
From optimizing collection routes to engaging users and crunching data - your brainpower will tackle the big and small of making recycling rock.
Scale it Up:
Help us create a system robust enough to handle a nation, then the world. Yeah, We Think Big.
Why You?
Because you're not just anyone. You're someone who sees tech as a tool for positive change, who's itching to apply those coding chops to something monumental, and who thrives in a team that's all about innovation and impact.
Join the Recycircle organization
This isn't just an internship; it's a calling - a chance to code for a cause, to innovate for impact. And hey, you'll be stepping into a team that's all about looking out for each other, building products that matter, and dreaming up environmental solutions that stick.
Ready to be at the forefront of the green tech wave? Recycircle App is where your journey begins. Together, we're not just coding; we're creating a sustainable future.
So, what do you say? Ready to code for the planet? 🌍💚
Together, let's turn innovative ideas into environmental solutions. Recycircle - coding for a greener tomorrow.