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Smart Garbage Collection Bin overflows Indicator using IOT

Vishesh Kumar Kurre1
1Dept. of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Kalinga University, Chhattisgarh, India

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Abstract - In our city many times we see that the garbage 2. Proposed Methodology
bins or dustbins placed at public places are overflowing. It
creates unhygienic conditions for people. Also it creates 2.1 Internet of Things
ugliness to that place. At the same time bad smell is also
spread. IOT is new systems may be communicated via the internet,
To avoid all such situations we are going to implement a this does not necessarily mean that the internet as such will
project called Garbage collection bin overflow indicator using change or that there will be a new “form” of internet only
IOT (Internet of Things) technology. In this project we are intended to be used for information exchange between these
going to place a sensor (Infrared sensor / proximity sensor) new communication tools. For instance, Cisco foresees the
under the dustbin. When the sensor signal reaches to the IoT and the number of devices connected to the Internet
threshold value, a mail notification (like email, twitter, exceeding the number of people populating the entire planet.
whatsapp message) will be sent to the respective Municipal / And that’s not just smart phones and tablets. Its sensors
Government authority person. We can also see the density of enabling a smart grid, smarter transportation flows, tracking
the Dustbin through internet on a Dashboard, this is a GUI the health of cattle, and devices monitoring.
(Graphical User Interface) dashboard so any of the During the implementation of my project we have utilized
authenticate person will easy check the present condition of IOT as the working in the field of networked radio-frequency
the dustbin. So then that person can send the collection vehicle identification (RFID), tracking the collection vehicle, Dustbin
to collect the full garbage bins or dustbins. monitoring and other emerging sensing technologies.

1) Key Words: IOT, IR Sensor, ARM CORTEX M4, 3. SYSTEM DISCRIPTION

Raspberry pi, Internet, GUI.
3.1 Infrared sensor

1. INTRODUCTION For the garbage detection, IR sensor can be used. It gives the
level of the garbage in the dustbin. It’s providing information
The universal truth is that wastage of anything is harmful for about the level of the garbage in the dustbin. Hence Infrared
the society. Still we see wastage of water, electricity etc. in (IR) sensor is used for garbage detection. IR sensor radiates
our daily life. The environment is surrounded with natural light which is invisible to the human eye because it is at
things but if any calamity or adversity occurs, it distracts the infrared wavelengths, but it can be detected by electronic
natural environment. The most affecting elements are the devices.
water, land, air and noise pollution. Due to this the ozone The IR sensor is act as level detector .The output of level
layer is declining day by day .But the most far reaching detector is given to the microcontroller. The AT commands
municipal solid waste which is very harmful for human are used to facilitate the messaging service through the RF
beings and the other creatures. Module. This program is burned in the microcontroller with
the help of software. These messages consist of information
Raipur, the capital city of Chhattisgarh, is located near the of garbage levels of respective dustbins.
center of a large plain, referred as the “Rice Bowl of India” –
where hundreds of varieties of rice are grown – and is also
the biggest city of the region. With a population of over 1.2
million, the total quantum of municipal solid waste
generated in Raipur is approx. 600 tons per day. Municipal
Corporation Raipur operates a huge fleet of 983 Municipal
and Private Vehicles for collection of waste making 1396
number of trips each day. But still there is overflow of
garbage in many areas in Raipur. To avoid this smart Fig -3.1: IR Sensor
garbage Monitoring and collection system is developed in
this Project

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3.2 ARM CORTEX M4 3.3 Raspberry Pi

ARM microcontroller used to reads the data from the dustbin Raspberry Pi is as small as the size of a credit card; it works
sensor and process the data received from dustbin sensor, as if a normal computer at a relatively low price. It is possible
and the same data send to the Central system. to work as a low-cost server to handle light internal or web
The Cortex-M4 processor is a low-power processor that traffic. Grouping a set of Raspberry Pi to work as a server is
features low gate count, low interrupt latency, and low-cost more cost-effective than a normal server. If all light traffic
debug. The Cortex-M4F is a processor with the same servers are changed into Raspberry Pi, it can certainly
capability as the Cortex-M4 processor, and includes floating minimize an enterprise’s budget.
point arithmetic functionality (Floating Point Unit). Both
The Raspberry Pi hardware has evolved through several
processors are intended for deeply embedded applications
versions that feature variations in memory capacity, and
that require fast interrupt response features. peripheral device support.
 Gain the advantages of a microcontroller with
integrated DSP, SIMD, and MAC instructions that
simplify overall system design, software
development and debug.
 Accelerate single precision floating point math
operations up to 10x over the equivalent integer
software library with the optional floating point
unit (FPU) .
 Develop solutions for a large variety of markets
with a full-featured ARMv7-M instruction set that
has been proven across a broad set of embedded
applications
 Achieve exceptional 32-bit performance with low
dynamic power, delivering leading system energy
efficiency due to integrated software controlled Fig -3.2: Raspberry Pi
sleep modes, extensive clock gating and optional
state retention. 4. Block Diagram

Fig -3.2: Cortex-M4 Processor Fig -4: Block Diagram of Working

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The Block diagram shows the different component used in plundering of components in the system in different ways
the Smart Dust bin System is Power Supply, IR Sensor, ARM which needs to be worked on.
Cortex M4, Using Internet and Dashboard/Mail Notification. These dust bin model can be applied to any of the smart
Sensor is connected in dustbin it is used to detect the level of cities around the world. A waste collecting and monitoring
dustbin where dustbin is full or empty. team which is deployed for collection of garbage from the
The sensor senses the content of the dustbin and sends the city can be guided in a well manner for collection.
signals or the data to the ARM microcontroller then the
microcontroller reads the data from the sensor and process
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6. CONCLUSIONS

This implementation of Smart Garbage collection bin using

IoT, IR sensor, microcontroller and GUI . This system assures
the cleaning of dustbins soon when the garbage level reaches
its maximum. If the dustbin is not cleaned in specific time,
then the record is sent to the higher authority who can take
appropriate action against the concerned contractor.

This system also helps to monitor the fake reports and hence
can reduce the corruption in the overall management
system. This reduces the total number of trips of garbage
collection vehicle and hence reduces the overall expenditure
associated with the garbage collection. It ultimate helps to
keep cleanness in the society. Therefore, the smart garbage
management system makes the garbage collection more
efficient the use of solar panels in such systems may reduce
the energy consumption. Such systems are vulnerable to

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