An IoT Based Smart Waste Management System for the Municipality or City Corporations

Abstract

The population of the urban areas is increasing daily, and this migration is causing serious environmental pollution. A larger population is creating pressure on the municipality's waste management and the city corporations of developing countries such as Bangladesh, further threatening human health. New generation technologies, such as the Internet of Things (IoT)-based waste management systems, can help improve this serious issue. IoT-enabled smart dustbins and mobile applications-based interactive management can effectively solve this problem. In this article, we combine these two technologies to offer an acceptable solution to this problem. The proposed waste management model enables smart dustbins to communicate with waste collectors or waste control centers whenever it is necessary. Additionally, city dwellers can use mobile applications to report their observations in their neighborhoods. As a result, both sensors and humans are involved directly in the development loop. We have conducted a detailed survey to study the acceptance of such a system in the community and received some encouraging results.

Figures (6)

• Figure 1: Smart waste management system
• Figure 2: Working flow chart of a smart dustbin.
• Figure 3: Larger dustbins (waste station).
• Figure 4: Mobile application city dweller interaction model
• Figure 5: Screen of the developed mobile application