# CS-39: Apartment waste-sorting guidance

Category: Sustainability & local living
Level: Beginner
Suggested duration: 2–3 weeks

Original UXCharan practice scenario. Validate assumptions; do not present it as a commissioned client project.

## Problem
A hypothetical building posts different sorting instructions in several places. Explore a findable guide based on one clearly identified local rule set, with a route for unknown items rather than universal recycling claims.

## People to learn from
Residents of a fictional apartment community

## Core scope
- Search for an item
- find a bin
- report uncertainty

## Research questions
- Which items cause confusion?
- How do residents learn rule changes?

## Edge cases
- Rule changes
- unlisted item

## Specific artefact
A searchable taxonomy and rule-source label

## Evaluation question
Can residents find guidance and recognise when it is unknown?

## Work to share
Problem and role; anonymised evidence; alternatives and rationale; task flow; prototype; accessibility considerations; testing findings; revisions and honest limitations.

## Request feedback
Share a viewable Figma, document or portfolio link with Saicharan on WhatsApp: https://wa.me/917093809350
Include CS-39, your name, project stage and your main feedback question. Confirm review scope, timing and any fee directly.

## Methods
- Research planning: https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/user-research/plan-user-research-for-your-service
- Research consent: https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/user-research/getting-users-consent-for-research
- Design exploration: https://www.designcouncil.org.uk/resources/the-double-diamond/
- Usability testing: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-testing-101/
- Accessible forms: https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/
- Portfolio storytelling: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-design-portfolios/