GreenTag

Inspiration

Driven by the urgent need for businesses to track and improve their environmental impact, and our team are tired of seeing companies give green promises but no transparent numbers.

What it does

GreenTag empowers businesses with actionable sustainability insights. It turns product tag images into structured data, scores their environmental impact, and optimizes item routing (donate, resell, recycle) for a greener, more profitable future.

How we built it

We leveraged a robust tech stack: Gemini AI for OCR and data analysis, a Flask API for backend logic, Google Cloud Firestore for scalable data storage, and a React/Next.js frontend with D3.js for interactive visualizations, styled with Tailwind CSS.

Challenges we ran into

Scaling the AI to recognize different labels and improving latency times. We were also able to resolve the issue of getting the right styling and format for every component we created

Accomplishments that we're proud of

End-to-end working prototype connecting image input to data visualization.

Successfully created the AI data extractions that alllow our dashboard to work properly.

Creation of a modular, scalable architecture with clear separation of concerns.

Created a responsive and good looking UI

What we learned

The power of AI for automating data extraction and analysis in sustainability.

Balancing server-side and client-side rendering for optimal performance and UX.

The power of working together to solve every challenge.

What's next for GreenTag

Implement AI-powered image parsing to better inform the users on what actions they should take

Refine the data and give it more long term stability

Implement a complete routing system to have a finished product.

Explore integrations with existing business systems (ERP, inventory management).

Built With

• firebase
• flask
• gemini
• next.js
• python
• tailwindcss
• typescript