A company in Turkey called Pugedon
has created a vending machine that takes bottles deposited for recycling and
dispenses food for the city’s stray dogs.
Inventor Engin Girgin believes that it’s a somewhat bizarre
but effective way to kill two birds with one stone. Pugedon Company created the
vending machine that feeds stray animals in return for people recycling bottles.
The machine works because the profit from the recycled bottles covers the cost
of the dog food that the machine dispenses while also being Eco-friendly as it
works on solar power
The station has two insertion holes, one for plastic
bottles, metal soda cans and carton containers and one for the water which the
plastic bottles may contain. When a plastic bottle or can is dropped into the
hole the unit releases some food to the feeding container below, while the
water that is poured down the separate hole goes directly to a container below
for the animals to drink.
Istanbul is known for its high number of stray dogs – some
estimates say that there are as many as 150,000. Some locals love having the
dogs around, who have adjusted so well to city life that they stop at traffic
lights and walkways, but others want to get rid of them because of their
aggression and their role as disease vectors. There were fears among residents
that these food boxes may lead to parts of the city being flocked with packs of
hungry dogs, but that has not been the case, as all dogs have their own
territory, which they do not leave for any long time, even for food.
While it is one way of getting rid of garbage, there are
certain concerns that come with it. Over here in India the same machine can
make wonders. Vending machine that takes in garbage and gives out food for
homeless people, this way we can get our city cleaned to a certain extent and
feed the homeless in the same side of coin. Although there is a chance of the
same unruly lazy homeless people breaking in the whole machine for more food.
If could be supervised can help in not just cleaning the city or feeding the
hunger but also providing a certain level of work to the homeless.
An Initiative worth trying!!
