Abstract

Continuous urbanization and industrialization has to led to increase in volume and type of waste generated. This poses a problem for local and national governments to ensure sustainable and effective waste management. Technology always helps mankind in making life easier. In public places, proper disposal of waste is not being followed which causes overflow of waste in dustbins that has become a threat to the environment. Segregation, management, transport and disposal of waste plays an important role to minimize the risk to the public and environment. This paper is an innovative way to revolutionize the waste management system using Embedded System Technology to continuously monitor public dustbins in order to determine whether the dustbin is full or not. Segregation is also achieved using respective automated sensors. The measure of waste is best realised once it's properly segregated. Presently there's no such system for segregation of dry and wet wastes at urban level or social unit level. This paper proposes an automated sensor based waste management and segregation system which is cost effective and easy to use system. It is designed to sort the refuse into 2 categories: wet and dry.