Restaurants post leftover food and nearby shelters claim it before it spoils
Intermediate14h1–3
Next.jsFirebaseMaps API
17/20Neighbourhood Compost Pickup Coordinator
Coordinate who collects kitchen scraps and where compost goes.
Beginner10h1–3 people17/20 fit
Build Neighbourhood Compost Pickup Coordinator for housing societies and community gardens in ~10h with 1–3 people. Stack: Next.js + Firebase + Maps API.
Why it wins: Hyperlocal and easy to pilot right after the event.
Build flow
01 · Problem
Food scraps go to landfill because composting needs coordination nobody owns.
02 · Solution
Households sign up for pickup days, volunteers get optimised routes and gardens log compost received.
03 · Build
- 1Build sign-up forms
- 2Generate the schedule
- 3Order stops by distance
- 4Track weights
04 · Demo
Show a week's pickup list and total kilograms diverted.
MVP checklist
- Sign-ups
- Pickup schedule
- Volunteer routes
- Diversion totals
Tech stack
| Tech | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Next.js | Frontend + API routes | Web |
| Firebase | Auth + database | Backend |
| Maps API | Routes + places | API |
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