LoRaWAN Infrastructure for Urban Waste Management: A Simulation Study

The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm has significantly improved the real-time tracking and management of city processes, thereby playing a vital role in advancing Smart City applications. However, the management of municipal solid waste remains a major global challenge for Smart Cities, posing negative impacts on public health and the environment. In the context of the Smart Campus - Unicamp project, the Differentiated Waste Collection initiative aims to optimize the solid waste management on the Unicamp campus using IoT technologies. Nonetheless, the project currently encounters challenges concerning energy efficiency and communication technologies. This work aims to address these challenges by conducting network simulations to analyze whether a LoRaWAN communication infrastructure could serve as a viable solution for deploying the Differentiated Waste Collection application at Unicamp. Additionally, other smart campus applications will be incorporated into the network simulations to thoroughly test the capabilities and limits of the proposed network infrastructure.