Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Through the history, the significant amount of solid waste generated by humans was due to low population density and low levels of the exploitation of natural resources.Common waste produced during pre-modern times was mainly ashes and human biodegradable waste, which were released into the ground locally, with minimal environment impact.Tools made out of metal or woods were generally reused or passed down the generations and generations.However, in mid-19th century, due to cholera outbreaks and the emergence of a public health debate that the first legislation on this solid waste issue emerged.The Sanitary Condition of the Labouring Population in 1842 of the social reformer, Edwin Chadwick, in which he argued for the importance of adequate waste removal and management facilities to improve the health and wellbeing of the city's population was highly effective.Internet of Things (IOT) is playing an important role in many application fields such as home, industry, environment and health.This approach can be applied in the field of solid waste management.In this paper a new cost effective method is proposed to collect and monitor the waste collection process.Smart bins are placed in the urban are interfaced with arduino based system with ultrasonic sensors and IOT modules where the ultrasonic sensors detect the level of the smart bin and send the signal.The arduino receive the signal and pass the signal to the central system through internet.The data will be received, analysed and processed which displays the status of the garbage in the smart bin on the Dashboard.At the same time the main server system will give an indication to the nearest driver of the garbage collection truck as to which smart bin is completely filled and needed urgent attention.This indication will be given by a notification through an android application which is developed and installed in driver's smart phone.This application will send the vehicle's current location to the main server which is also displayed in the dashboard.
Author: Dr. Ravi Shankar Mishra
Institution: Guru Nanak Institute of Technology
Language: English
Topic: Arduino and IoT Applications
Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3027126344