Smart Bin Concept for Effectively Waste Management

Abstract

Effective waste management, which includes processing garbage and reducing the amount of uncontrolled refuse areas, is the first step toward improving the environment. Waste classification and then recycling them into alternatives as raw materials could improve the environment, including the quality of air and water. Using smart waste bins is one of the proposed solutions to deal with waste management processes. This work suggests an affordable design for smart waste trash, which could be considered an intelligent solution for waste management. The system suggests using three color-coded bins. Each bin is customized for specific types of waste, which are food waste, papers and metal cans or plastic waste. Mechanical sensors are used for each bin in order to weigh it and notify the workers that the trash is full. The other components of the suggested design are a solar panel and remote control system. The solar panel is used for lighting and to power surveillance cameras. The remote-control system is necessary to monitor the whole operation of waste management. The proposed system is recommended to be used in specific areas of society, such as universities, schools, hospitals, and malls, as a first step and then generalize it to include the whole city and even the public areas. Also, in order to feature the need for such smart waste bins in different places of the city, a questionnaire is proposed, and a survey is undertaken as part of this work. Hence, including smart waste management systems could ensure a significant advancement in urban planning. A significant acceptance has been gained for the suggested design, and the majority of participants have encouraged using those smart bins.