This project addresses the rising beverage bottle waste among young consumers by creating a sorting and compression recycling machine designed for youth-oriented communities. By integrating material recognition, can compression, and bottle sorting modules, the system efficiently separates and compresses aluminum cans and PET bottles, reducing the time and effort required for sorting while encouraging sustainable habits among college students. Guided by the double diamond design model, I led the team through research, including observations and interviews, to identify user needs. We conducted brainstorming sessions, refined concepts iteratively, and completed the design. The project encompassed mechanical structure, material selection, electrical control design, and prototyping, culminating in a fully functional system. This project, my first large-scale engineering experience as a second-year undergraduate, won the Shenzhen Low Carbon Environmental Protection Scientific Innovation Award .