nibalizer / EcoLogic

Call For Code Internal IBM Entry

Eco Logic

Eco Logic is a Call For Code 2020 hackathon solution.
We are currently in our beta version. We can guide you on recycling some plastics, styrofoam, cardboard and some food packaging. We hope to add recycling guides for other types of objects in the near future.

Vist our Web Page. Find us on Facebook (We are Live!).

Check our demo !

Uses a forked version of the Call for Code Community Collaboration Starter Kit.

Architecture

• User connects through interface (at the moment facebook messenger)
• Backend Developed in NodeJS deployed in Cloud Foundry
• Visual Recognition detects objects related to recycling
• Watson Assistant manages the conversation flow
• The assistant uses the discovery to search more information about recycling
• Cloudant is our database for the recycling events dashboard

Development

• Copy .env.example to .env
• Replace varibles in .env
• npm install
• npm start

Deployment

• ibmcloud login # there is an account just for this project
• ibmcloud target --cf
• ibmcloud app push
• ibmcloud app list

Resources

• Used public photos from the web and from public image repositories like Trashnet and Open Recycle
• Discovery Search Skill trained with information from Recycling Simplified and Earth 911