Solar Bin

Kaeper

Age 12Bournemouth, UK

The solar bin is a bin which contains magnifying glasses so when its sunny the sun shines and the sunlight concentrates on a flammable object in the flammable chamber which then sets the rubbish on fire and all the released gases get stored in the gas chamber. Then when the rubbish truck comes along it uses a strong type of vacuum and stores it in a sealed box. They might recycle the gases in the future.

Little Inventors team says

This seems like such a lovely idea. Allow the collection container to convert the raw material into a gas that is both easier to move and store. And using the suns energy to power it. In a way this is similar to how composting works with organic matter. Besides gas there would also be some form of ash or carbonised material, which could be useful for enriching soil. Nice one. Keep inventing.