Sudz/smart-recycle-sa

Smart Recycle SA a 36-hour hackathon project for social good aimed at creating a smart waste management and recycling platform for urban centers in South Africa # Smart Recycle SA ♻️ Welcome to **Smart Recycle SA**, a 36-hour hackathon project for social good aimed at creating a smart waste management and recycling platform for urban centers in South Africa. Let's work together to make a cleaner, greener future! --- ## 📖 Project Overview **Project URL**: Smart Recycle SA This platform combines innovative technologies to monitor and manage recycling bins in real-time, ensuring smarter waste management across urban communities. --- ## 🔧 How to Edit the Code ### **Option 1: Use Lovable** Visit the Lovable Project and start prompting. Any changes made via Lovable are automatically committed to this repository. ### **Option 2: Use Your Preferred IDE** Work locally using your favorite IDE: 1. Clone the repository: ```sh git clone ``` 2. Navigate to the project directory: ```sh cd ``` 3. Install dependencies: ```sh npm install ``` 4. Run the development server: ```sh npm run dev ``` This provides auto-reloading and an instant preview. --- ## 🚀 Deployment Instructions Publishing your updates is as simple as: 1. Opening the Lovable Project. 2. Clicking on **Share -> Publish**. ### Custom Domain Support Custom domains are not supported yet. For now, we recommend deploying via Netlify. For more details, check out our Custom Domains Documentation. --- ## 🛠 Technologies Used This project is built with: - **Frontend**: - Vite + React - TypeScript - shadcn/ui - Tailwind CSS - **Backend**: - Supabase (Edge Functions & Database) - PostgreSQL - **Data Visualization**: - ggplot2 (Python) --- ## 📋 Contribution Guidelines We welcome contributions from everyone! Here's how you can help: 1. Fork the repository. 2. Create a new branch: ```sh git checkout -b my-feature-branch ``` 3. Make your changes and commit them: ```sh git commit -m "Add new feature" ``` 4. Push your changes: ```sh git push origin my-feature-branch ``` 5. Open a pull request to the main repository. --- ## 🗑️ Smart Recycling Bin Monitoring System ### Ove …