Automatic Waste Segregation and Management

Abstract

With the increase in the development of smart cities, the idea of keeping cities clean is the highest demand. The amount of waste produced is too large and the manual effort required to treat it is very tedious. With the evolution of technology in all fields, automated means can be adopted to prevent stacking of garbage. The waste sorter is designed to facilitate waste disposal collection. The system consists of three trays, each for wet, metal and dry waste. The conveyor belt system detects the incoming waste and classifies it as metal, dry or wet using various sensors connected to the system and divert it into the respective bin. The deviation procedure is performed by the servomotors which are programmed according to job. This makes it easier to deal with different types of waste as per requirement. The level of waste in each of the waste bins is monitored using ultrasonic sensors present in each trash can. The notification is then sent to the authorities concerned to empty the bin. The entire configuration results in automation and thus reduce human intervention necessary to sort waste and allows for success timely collection of garbage in the bin. The system is driven by a microcontroller