Solar Powered Dustbin for Efficient Waste Management

Abstract

This paper represents the study of smart dustbin for efficient waste management. Nowadays, Urbanization has increased tremendously, at the same time there is an increase in waste production. Waste management is a crucial issue to be considered. So we are developing a Smart Dustbin which will sense the position of humans and automatically open the lid of the dustbin to throw garbage. It will monitor the garbage and inform about the levels of garbage collected in the dustbin via sending SMS to the cleaning staff or the supervisor. Once the garbage reaches the threshold level, the ultrasonic sensor will trigger the GSM modem which will continuously alert the cleaning staff and supervisor until the garbage in the dustbin is squashed. Foul smell from the rotten wastes that remain untreated for a long time, due to the negligence of authorities and carelessness of the public may lead to long-term problems. So once these smart bins are implemented on a large scale, waste can be managed efficiently as it avoids unnecessary lumping of wastes on the roadside and keeps the city clean and restricts the spread of diseases through this.