Saudi Teenager Wins Award for Innovative Public Waste Bin Design

How curiosity led a Saudi teenager to an award-winning waste innovation

JEDDAH — When we walk past a public waste bin, we rarely give it a second thought. For Nelly Almaktoum, however, a public waste bin sparked a question that would consume a year of research and eventually lead to an award-winning invention. "Can technology make waste management in Jeddah smarter and more sustainable?" That simple question eventually grew into Aykah, a smart waste management prototype combining Internet of Things (IoT) technology, solar power, air filtration and real-time monit...

By By Huda al-Shair