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Project Go

Go Green. Go Clean. Go Smart.

Project Go — India's waste-sorting assistant
Built solo by Srishti Suman Gupta, BTech CSE Year 1

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🌍 The Problem

India generates 62 million tonnes of waste every year.
80% of it ends up in open dumps or rivers.
Most Indians simply don't know which bin to use — not because they don't care, but because no one ever showed them how.

Project Go fixes that with one photo.

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✨ What It Does

Project Go is an AI-powered waste classification agent. You photograph any piece of waste, and the AI:

• Identifies exactly what the item is
• Classifies it into the correct waste category (wet, dry, hazardous, e-waste, sanitary)
• Tells you which bin to use and how to dispose of it
• Calculates the real environmental impact of recycling it — carbon saved, energy saved, wildlife protected
• Finds the 3 nearest recycling centers to you
• Rewards you with EcoCoins redeemable for real-world impact (plant a tree, protect sea turtles, clean ocean plastic)
• Tracks your real money earned from selling scrap to the kabadiwala
• Educates you on how your actions connect to the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals

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🤖 The AI Agent

Project Go uses Gemini 2.5 Flash (via secure Vercel serverless functions) with three specialized agent calls:

Agent Call	What It Does
analyze	Vision model identifies waste item from photo, classifies category, gives disposal instructions
impact	Calculates environmental impact — carbon %, energy, water, wildlife effect, fun facts
centers	Finds 3 nearest real recycling centers using geolocation

The API key is never exposed to the frontend — all AI calls go through a Vercel serverless function.

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🏗️ Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Frontend	React (Hooks), Recharts, pure CSS
AI	Gemini 2.5 Flash (Vision + Text)
Backend	Vercel Serverless Functions (Node.js)
Build	Vite
Deployment	Vercel (CI/CD via GitHub)
Geolocation	Browser Geolocation API + OpenStreetMap Nominatim
Storage	localStorage (per-user, no backend needed)
Fonts	Fraunces (serif) + Outfit (sans) via Google Fonts

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🌟 Features

📸 AI Waste Scanner

• Upload photo or use live camera (back-facing, flippable)
• Scanning line animation for camera mode
• Real-time AI classification with confidence score
• Bin recommendation (Green / Blue / Red / E-Waste Center / Black)
• Environmental impact panel with carbon %, energy saved, wildlife impact
• Nearest recycling centers with Google Maps links

💰 Kabadiwala Earnings Tracker

• Log real money earned from selling scrap
• 12 preset items with typical kabadiwala rates (plastic, newspaper, iron, copper, etc.)
• Auto-calculates suggested earnings with "Use this ↗" shortcut
• Charts of earnings over time
• Full trip history

🎁 Rewards Store

• 10 real-world rewards redeemable with EcoCoins
• Plant a real tree (SankalpTaru NGO)
• Fund sea turtle protection (Wildlife Trust of India)
• Solar lamp donation for rural families
• Eco certificates, discount coupons

🌍 SDG Goals Page

• Covers 11 of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals
• Tap any SDG to learn how your recycling actions contribute
• Educational, beautiful, interactive

📊 Dashboard

• Level system (EcoCoins → Levels)
• Calendar view of scan history
• Charts: waste type breakdown, EcoCoins by category, carbon over time
• 7 unlockable badges (First Scan, Green Hero, EcoWarrior, etc.)

🎨 Design

• Animated G🌍 logo cycling: Go Green → Go Clean → Go Smart → Go Local → Go Zero → Go Earth
• Full dark/light mode toggle
• Desktop (3-column sidebar layout) + Mobile (bottom tab bar) responsive
• Floating leaf animations, orb backgrounds, glass cards

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🚀 Live Demo

Deployed on Vercel

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🛠️ Run Locally

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Srishti-Gupta74/project-go.git
cd project-go/wastewise

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment
# Create .env locally or add to Vercel Dashboard:
# GEMINI_API_KEY=your_key_here

# Run dev server
npm run dev

# For full serverless API testing locally with Vercel CLI:
npm i -g vercel
vercel dev

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📁 Project Structure

project-go/
├── vercel.json              # Vercel build configuration
├── api/
│   └── ai.js                # Vercel Serverless AI proxy (Gemini)
└── wastewise/
    ├── src/
    │   ├── App.jsx          # Entire React app
    │   ├── App.css          # Global styles & animations
    │   ├── main.jsx         # React entry point
    │   └── index.css        # Base CSS
    ├── api/
    │   └── ai.js            # Vercel Serverless Function (ESM route)
    ├── index.html           # HTML entry
    ├── package.json
    └── vite.config.js

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🎯 SDGs Addressed

Project Go directly contributes to 11 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 1 · SDG 3 · SDG 6 · SDG 7 · SDG 8 · SDG 11 · SDG 12 · SDG 13 · SDG 14 · SDG 15 · SDG 17

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👩‍💻 About the Builder

Team Prakriti — Srishti Suman Gupta
BTech CSE Year 1 · Solo participant

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"62 million tonnes of waste. Most Indians don't know which bin to use. Project Go fixes that with one photo."