Field research
Observations of the work environment, equipment used and sorting practices in order to identify employee needs in terms of safety, comfort and efficiency when sorting returnable containers.
Waste management: facilitating the can sorting process
Mandat
Design an ergonomic and professional sorting table that improves working conditions for employees and volunteers of a solidarity cooperative
Deliverable
- Specifications document
- Technical plans for a table specially designed for sorting reusable containers
Design and testing
Preparation of a design specifications document to define the characteristics of the table, and creation of three successive prototypes for testing before developing the final concept.
Plans and development
In collaboration with industrial designers and suppliers, we produced technical plans to inform the production of two stainless steel tables, equipped with an adjustable step system, which were installed in the cooperative's sorting premises.
