Orbital Group: 5685 Proposed Level of Achievement: Gemini
After staying in the hall, we realised that we always forget groceries in the fridge or sometimes they are just hidden from sight, causing them to eventually go bad . We did some research and realised that it was not uncommon as the study from 2019 revealed that 24% of households often threw away spoilt or rotten food due to these reasons and contributed to a large amount of food waste which is equivalent to everyone in Singapore throwing away 2 bowls of rice per day. " Thus, we had the inspiration to create this app which would have reduce the amount of food waste generated from households due to expired food forgotten and overbought.
User Stories
"As a student who shares a common fridge in hall, I want to be able to remember what items I have thrown in the fridge as they are often squeezed out of sight."
"As an environmentalist who is concerned about food wastage, I want to be able to avoid wasting food because they are forgotten."
"As a housewife who cooks often, I want to know what items are depleting and how much do I need to buy."
"As a frugal household member, I would not want my hard-earned money to be wasted by throwing away food that could have been eaten."
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Login/Register page: This feature allows new users to register for an account, or existing users to log in to their account so that they will be able to access the same fridge as their household members.
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Database: Use of Firebase Authentication to register and log in users.
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Inventory: A fridge-like interface that allows users to view available food items, their expiry date, and the quantity left.
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Inventory will push items with a nearing expiry date to the top to remind users to consume them soon.
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Enter new food: Form for users to enter new food, take a picture of expiry, and amount used.