♻️ Junk to Treasure AI

⚠️ Work in Progress - This improved version achieves 80% efficiency (vs 30-40% in the previous model)

Features

• 🤖 AI-powered creative upcycling suggestions
• 🖥️ CPU-optimized for fast responses
• 📝 Structured project descriptions with instructions
• 🌱 Eco-friendly focus on waste reduction
• ⚡ Better performance than previous version (30-40% efficiency)

How to Use

1. Enter your junk items (e.g., "broken glasses", "old keys", "tin cans")
2. Click "Generate Creative Project"
3. Get AI-generated project ideas with step-by-step instructions

Example Projects

• Wine corks + tin cans + string → Cork board organizer
• Broken glasses + old keys → Vintage key holder display
• Cardboard box + plastic bottles → Self-watering planter
• Old socks + tennis balls → Pet toys
• Mason jars + LED lights → Decorative lighting
• Broken pottery + grout → Mosaic art pieces

Technology

• Hugging Face Transformers - Language model framework
• PyTorch - Deep learning backend
• Flask - Web interface
• Custom fine-tuned model - Trained on upcycling project data

Setup

1. Train the model: python train_model.py --mode train
2. Run the app: python app.py
3. Open browser to http://localhost:7860

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• PyTorch
• Transformers
• Flask