Research Paper
IoT based smart garbage collection system and alert system
In megacities due to comparatively more population along with the rapid urbanization, the collection of garbage is becoming a big task. Waste management is a matter of concern, an equal involvement of the Government and the citizens is a must to manage and overcome waste management issues. With the help of IOT and with the vision of Smart cities, a simple technology can be implemented in order to improvise the current system and take a step forward towards solving waste management issues using IOT. We are proposing a smart garbage truck collecting/tracking system which is run with the help of ESP8266 and the real-time truck data is sent to the Government accessible by an MIT app through FIREBASE database system, furthermore UBIDOTS is used to monitor the garbage level within the truck with the help of an Ultrasonic sensor, which keeps sending real-time data to the app which is accessible to the government and the public of that particular area/locality. By using this method the government authority can track if the garbage truck is collecting garbage as per it route/schedule and also if a truck is a full midway an empty truck can be sent to do the collection of waste. Our system is solving two problems one is being cost efficient and the other is making sure that the garbage is picked up from all the bins in that area/region. One of the most unique features of our system is that we can track the location of the truck without using a GPS
Published by: Mohamed Irfan Sadiq, Akshatha P, Bharath S P, Mohammed Shahab, Mrityunjay Nutan, Chaitra Paul, Lakshmi Suresh, Sarang Pramode, Saurabh Jacob Kuruvila, Sanath Rajagopal, Kurra Saraswathi
Author: Mohamed Irfan Sadiq
Paper ID: V4I5-1492
Paper Status: published
Published: October 31, 2018
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