IoT (Internet of Things) - Based Smart Garbage Management System: A Proposal for major Cities of Bangladesh

Abstract

IoT –internet of things has become a buzzword
nowadays. There are many IoT based researches but researches on
garbage management system based on IoT are not sufficient.
Insufficient and inefficient garbage management system causes
severe environmental problem. It also makes the air toxic. This
problem has become a common problem in the world especially in
Bangladesh. Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh lacks well
organized and efficient garbage management system. Maximum
roads of Dhaka city are surrounded by garbage. The bad smell of
garbage affects people’s mental health, inhaling toxic causes many
diseases. Lack of dustbins, throwing of garbage here and there,
misuse of dustbins are making city life very unhealthy and also causes
a threat to environment. The dustbins are being stolen or damaged
which is also a great problem. In this paper, we proposed about an
efficient garbage management system based on IoT. This research
works aims to provide a minimal solution to this problem using the
IoT technology. We propose for a smart garbage system, which
consists of sensors, RFID, IR sensors, admin and user website, Wi-Fi
module etc. These smart bins will monitor the level of garbage when
it will reach 75% of its capacity, it will give notification to the admin
website, so the authority concerned can collect the garbage from the
bins timely and there will be no overflow of garbage as the authority
will get notified earlier. There will be a feature in user website that
will let the user know about the nearest smart garbage bins current
condition, so if there is any condition that the garbage bin of their
place is full they can use the nearest bin. This research work also aims
to have secured smart garbage bins, as there is chance the bins to be
stolen and damaged so in this research we talk about security of the
sensors and the bins will have cement body. So this research is for
implementing an efficient garbage management system which will
reduce expense on this sector, misuse of bins. Making a clean
country, pollution free environment with an efficient and well
organized garbage management system can bring a new era. It is
highly anticipated that the proposed garbage management system will
be able to reduce financial cost in this sector as well as reduce
problems related to waste management.