About the challenge
Arbiter Hacks V1 runs two parallel tracks. Pick one when you register, or switch before the submission deadline. You may only submit to one track.
General Track: Build anything. Any language, any stack, any idea. This track rewards technical ambition and execution, regardless of subject.
Theme Track, Rethinking Waste: Build something that helps people or systems reduce, sort, or recycle waste more effectively. Examples include a tool that identifies whether an item is recyclable, an app that routes food waste to donation, a hardware or vision system that sorts materials, or a dataset or model that improves recycling accuracy. If it moves the needle on waste, it fits.
The tracks are judged separately, against separate rubrics, for separate prizes. A polished General submission and a high-impact Theme submission compete only within their own track.
Get started
- Register and pick a track.
- Form a team of [1 to 4] or go solo.
- Late submissions are not judged.