Green Me

Project Created for the 2021 Girl Develop It Hackathon
https://girldevelopit.com/virtual-hackathon-2021/

Used Unity 2020.3.22f1

Target API Android 11 - 30

Code: https://github.com/jschwarzwalder/GirlsDevelopIt2021

The Green Thumbs

Team Members:

• Allison Voshell - UX/UI Design
• Amber Meritt - Team mentor
• Bridgette Sanderson - Team lead
• Ena Patterson - Assets research
• Jami Schwarzwalder - Senior Unity developer 
• Jasmine Reese - Jr. Unity developer
• Samantha Tarrice - Narrative writer

Basic Rules for Recycling:

1. Recycled items should be clean, empty, and dry with no food or liquid to avoid contamination. *Items don’t need to be spotless but clean enough to re-use again
2. Chasing arrows doesn’t always mean an item is recyclable.
3. Don’t recycle anything smaller than a credit card.
4. If an item cannot be recycled, try to re-use the item.
5. Check with your local recycling program for their specific recycling capabilities.

Plastic:

• Clean and dry items
• Put cap back on
• Rigid plastics are recyclable, labeled by resin codes 1 through 7. (The number in the chasing arrows.) Generally, the higher the number, the less recyclable it is. Most recycling centers will recycle plastics 1 and 2 without a problem.
  • 1: soda bottles, water bottles, food packaging 
  • 2: Detergents, bleach, milk, motor oil bottles
  • 3: Plastic piping, toys, furnishings
  • 4: Plastic wrap, grocery bags sandwich bags
  • 5: Clothing, bottles, tubs, rope
  • 6: Cups, foam food trays, packing peanuts
  • 7: Other

Paper:

• Paper, newspaper and magazines are good to recycle.
• If paper is soiled or wet, compost it.

Cans:

• Recycle empty tin, aluminum and steel cans.
• Empty aerosol cans are also recyclable. 
• If the can has a plastic lid, remove it before recycling.

Cardboard:

• Flatten and recycle all cardboard and paperboard
• Cardboard pizza delivery boxes without grease, cheese, leftovers, or liners should be recycled. *Clean parts like the lid can be torn off and recycled.

Food & Beverage Containers: 

• Rules for recycling milk cartons, juice boxes and food cartons vary by city, county and state. Check local recycling programs for options to recycle cartons

Glass:

• Glass recycling rules vary, please check your local program guidelines.

What cannot be recycled: **Reuse these items when possible**

• Plastic bags
• Plastic wrap, bubble wrap, sandwich bags and freezer bags 
• Flexible packaging like chip bags and juice or soup pouches
• Cups with plastic or waxed coatings
• Polystyrene foam, plastic "to-go" containers and cups are made of non-recyclable materials
• Packing peanuts
• Garden hoses, rope, leashes, wire, holiday lights, string and chains
• Dirty diapers
• Clothing, textiles, shower curtains, mini-pools, fencing and furniture
• Medical waste, such as needles
• Car parts, scrap metal, tires, filters, propane cylinders

Sources:

• https://www.wm.com/us/en/recycle-right/recycling-101
• **Lists a TON of household items and whether to recycle or not, this would be a great link to include in the app:  https://earth911.com/recycling-center-search-guides/?utm_source=earth911-header
• https://www.earthday.org/youre-doing-it-wrong-7-tips-to-recycle-better/
• https://www.greenlivingtips.com/info/plastic-recycling.pdf

Assets Used for Project

• Trash, Recycling, Compost and Exit icons from https://www.flaticon.com/
• Junko Walking 2D Sprite https://opengameart.org/content/school-girl
• Recyclable items from Pixel Mart https://ghostpixxells.itch.io/pixel-mart
• Kitchen and More Tileset https://limezu.itch.io/kitchen

Helpful Tutorials:

• Personal Activation: https://unity3d.com/unity/activation/personal
• Unity Mobile Touch Movements: https://weeklyhow.com/unity-mobile-touch-controls/
• Scripting API: https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Mathf.Clamp.html
• Roll a Ball in Unity: https://learn.unity.com/project/roll-a-ball 
• Contain Rigid Bodies Inside 2D Colliders:
•  2D Camera in Unity (Cinemachine Tutorial)