Development of Smart Waste Bin with Integrated Volume and Weight Sensor

Abstract

Solid waste is a problem that keeps on increasing as the population of a country grows. Proper waste management is one solution which would help maintain our green environment. Since production increases the consumption in urban areas has also increased in the quantity of wastes generated. This paper presents a solution wherein waste management can be monitored in real time to keep track of the capacity of the bins in the vicinity using the application created by the researchers in order to assist local government of proper waste management. The proposed system will alert the municipality through the application when the measured waste level is at a certain point. The proposed system consists of ultrasonic sensor to measure the volume of the bins, the load cell to measure the weight of the bin, and an Arduino Uno which controls the system operation. As soon as it reaches a certain point the arduino will send a notification to the person in charge, so that the waste can be collected immediately.