IoT Based Smart Solution for Waste Collection and Recycle

Abstract

Solid waste generation has become a dreadful challenge for municipal councils of Sri Lanka. Increase in the Population, Urbanization, and Tourism are some of the major causes for this enormous increase in waste, although many companies and individuals make a fortune by systematically recycling those waste. At present many of the organizations who have a keen interest on those wastes such as plastics, steel and paper, usually collect those raw materials form municipal councils, or from “bottles, plastic, steel paper collectors” for a price and it facilitates an eco-friendly practise in those organizations when they produce a product using those recycled waste. As of today, with internet of things (IoT) and relevant other technologies, it makes it easier to develop a smart and efficient waste collection and recycling system. The authors presenting an Internet of things-based solution to overcome these challenges the society face due to solid wastes. This system will enable a convenient access to organizations who uses recycled solid wastes in their production processes. Users will be monetarily benefited with every transaction. Meanwhile companies will lower their costs. An online survey was distributed via emails and it was successfully completed. As per the survey analysis, organizations, municipal councils and public shows a greater satisfaction for the proposed system. Satisfaction towards the prevailing system is not much acceptable. The authors have designed the architecture, a smart bin and the design for Internet of things based smart waste collection and recycling system.