IOT based Garbage Monitoring Using Arduino

Due to an increase in population, there is an increase in the demand for food, daily essentials, and basic resources in the household. This, in turn, has significantly increased the amount of waste. Accumulated waste causes air pollution and also causes many diseases. Hence, it is very important to avoid the accumulation and spillage of waste from the dustbins installed in public places. IOT based Garbage Monitoring Using Arduino is a system that would notify the waste collecting team when a garbage bin is full and needs to be emptied.

₹ 10,400

Project Code: 5131

Description of the project

IOT and Arduino based Garbage & waste collection bins overflow indicator project uses a sensor, microcontroller, and IOT module to name the important components. We have used a weight sensor that needs to be placed under the dustbin. The weight reading from the sensor is sent to the microcontroller.

The microcontroller is programmed to send notifications to the website using an IOT module (ESP8266) when the weight reaches the threshold value. ESP8266 is a chip used for connecting microcontrollers to the Wi-Fi network and making TCP/IP connections. On receiving the notification over the website, the department can send the waste collection team to collect the waste from the dustbins. There is a pre-requisite for using this IOT and Arduino based vehicle fuel theft detection system that the Wi-Fi module should be connected to a Wi-Fi network or a hotspot. We have developed this project with the GSM module in place of the IOT module.

Technical Specifications of the IOT based Garbage Monitoring Project

The components that are used in the IOT and Arduino based Garbage & waste collection bins overflow indicator are:

• Weight Sensor: We have used a load cell as the weight sensor
• Microcontroller – Arduino
• LCD, which is used to display an informative message
• ESP8266 – which is used to send related data over a Wi-Fi network and which is then displayed on the website

Block diagram of the IOT based Garbage Monitoring Using Arduino project

Applications and Advantages for IOT and Arduino based Garbage & waste collection bins overflow indicator

• The main advantage of the IOT and Arduino based garbage and waste collection bins overflow indicator is that spillage of the waste can be prevented.
• Many countries have come up with different initiatives to keep their surroundings clean.
• E.g. India’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. This project can be used in such initiatives to have the waste collected when the bins are full.

Future enhancement

• This project can be extended to measure the level of liquid waste in industries. Ultrasonic sensors can be used in place of the Weight sensor to measure the level.
• Furthermore, the project can also be enhanced to send location details to the website in addition to the waste collection bin’s weight, by adding a GPS module.