Review paper on Smart Dustbin: The Waste Segregation and Alert System

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Technology always helps mankind in making life easier.The prime need of a smart lifestyle begins with cleanliness and cleanliness begins with dustbin. A society will get its waste dispatched properly only if the dustbins are placed well and collected well. Present scenario in the public places is that, there is no proper disposal of waste being done. To properly manage the waste, it has to be handled, segregated, transported and disposed so that it reduces air pollution and also prevents spreading of diseases caused by unpicked waste. A smart dustbin can be designed to sort the trash into metallic waste, wet waste and dry waste. These wastes can be used based on their needs such as, wet wastes can be used as fertilizers, metal, papers and plastic wastes can be recycled. Wireless sensors can be used for the segregation of different types of waste. Using embedded technology to continuous monitor the status of the dustbin and to sends an alert message automatically to the concerned authorities once the level of waste in the dustbin crosses the threshold as set by the authorities. It also guides the garbage-trucks to collect the garbage only from those areas where the bin is critically filled. This would save time and money of the authorities considerably.

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