{"id":7912,"date":"2012-03-29T01:19:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T00:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=7912"},"modified":"2012-03-29T01:19:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T00:19:20","slug":"the-apprentice-2012-household-gadget-biodegradable-recycling-bin-proved-a-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/7912\/the-apprentice-2012-household-gadget-biodegradable-recycling-bin-proved-a-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"The Apprentice 2012: Household gadget biodegradable recycling bin proved a winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"eco press bin form the apprentice\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/ecopress03.jpg\" alt=\"the apprentice eco bin\" width=\"264\" height=\"218\" \/>It was boys against girls once again in The Apprentice this week and the boys came away victorious for the second time thanks to their green credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Sugar set the candidates the task of coming up with ideas for a new household gadget that they must design and pitch to two big retailers.<\/p>\n<p>The girls went with a bathroom theme and came up with two ideas: tap covers so you can rest your feet on the taps, and a splash screen to stop toddlers covering a bathroom with water.<\/p>\n<p>The girls ran with the splash screen idea that eventually saw them lose the task and the sacking of   Maria O\u2019Connor by Lord Sugar.<\/p>\n<p>However, the boys two ideas &#8211; a pair of rubber cloves with a dishwashing sponge and scrapper built on, and a biodegradable\u00a0 recycling bin for food &#8211; resulted in a disunited team under the leadership of Azhar  Siddique.<\/p>\n<p>As a result two camps emerged from the boy\u2019s team over the gadget. Those in favour of the gloves gadget idea and those who support the bin gadget idea. In the end Azhar made the final decision to go with the biodegradable recycling bin  household gadget.<\/p>\n<p>His decision proved a winner as more orders were placed by the two retailers for the bin gadget than the girl\u2019s bathroom gadget.<\/p>\n<p>The credit for winning the task however, should go to the inventor of the biodegradable recycling bin, Duane Byran. It was he who came up with the idea and intervened at a crucial stage during the pitch to one of the retailers to secure the deal.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<strong>The Apprentice 2012 Candidates: <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"appsmallpics_group\">\n<div id=\"appsmallpics_list\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7659\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Tom Gearing\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/tomgearing_full.jpg\" alt=\"tom gearing\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7653\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Ricky Martin \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/rickymartin_full.jpg\" alt=\"Ricky Martin \n\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7656\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Stephen Brady \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/stephenbrady_full.jpg\" alt=\"Stephen Brady \n\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7650\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Nick Holzherr \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/nickholzherr_full.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Holzherr \" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7647\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Michael Copp \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/michaelcopp_full.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Copp \" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7612\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Duane Bryan\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/duanebryan_full.jpg\" alt=\"Duane Bryan\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7605\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\" Adam Corbally \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/adamcorbally_full.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Corbally \" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7594\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\" Azhar Siddique \" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/azharsiddique_full.jpg\" alt=\"Azhar Siddique\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7643\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Maria O\u2019Connor\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/maria-o-connor_full.jpg\" alt=\"Maria O\u2019Connor\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7639\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Laura Hogg\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/laurahogg_full.jpg\" alt=\"Laura Hogg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7634\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Katie Wright\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/katiewright_full.jpg\" alt=\"Katie Wright\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7628\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Jenna Whittingham\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/jennawhittingham_full.jpg\" alt=\"Jenna Whittingham\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7624\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Jane McEvoy\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/janemcevoy_full.jpg\" alt=\"Jane McEvoy\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7621\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Jade Nash\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/jadenash_full.jpg\" alt=\"Jade Nash\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_details\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"appsmallpics_image\"><a href=\"\/musictv\/7617\/\"><img decoding=\"async\"  title=\"Gabrielle Omar\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/theapprentice\/2012\/gabrielleomar_full.jpg\" alt=\"Gabrielle Omar\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div 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