Smart Dustbin Management Using IoT

Abstract

bstract: Managing waste is one of the many prominent issues surrounding metropolitan cities and countries at large. One of the problems with the garbage cleaning process is the cycle of replacing filled cans with new ones. Due to overcrowding of places like public parks, gardens, and general gathering of people for special occasions in the calendar, the responsibility of going to the garbage can and discarding the waste is somewhat lost in the hustling nature of the city. To address this issue, we have come up with a possible solution-The Smart Dustbin with proximity sensors which will detect any trash thrown outside the perimeter of the can and alert the surrounding people with auditory or sensory cues. This feature will help citizens discard trash responsibly and take ownership of improper disposal of trash in the surrounding area. The Smart Dustbin will also be improved in terms of implementation cost and complexity in building it. To implement Smart Dustbin, we use the NodeMCU board that helps us connect to Wi-Fi and notify the administrators to empty the bin through cloud services. The ultrasonic sensor is used to estimate the filling ratio of the bin and proximity sensors give an alert if any waste is thrown around the bin.