Smart bin — An “Internet of Things” approach to clean and safe public space

Abstract

“Namma Bengaluru-Swachha Bengaluru” motto is extended with the information technology. Information technology can't take out the trash or garbage, but it can make those processes much more efficient. Picking up garbage from the public areas such as on street corners, in parks or on campuses consumes more resources because workers have to drive their large vehicles to every garbage collection point to check if bin is full or not. The use of Smart Bin saves a lot of fuel and work hours. In this paper, an approach linking the Internet of Things to garbage collectors will be resulting in saving the fuel, work hours and money. In this approach, sensors are placed in the bins located at public areas, to sense the level of the garbage in the bin. When garbage reaches the threshold limit, the status of the bin is updated in the cloud, and this status can be accessed by the concerned authorities and an immediate measure can be taken for the cost-effective disposal. So, continuous monitoring of garbage bins will helps to keep environment clean and safe.