An Automated Solid Waste Segregation Mechanism using Internet of Things

Waste management and its processing is a te-dious task for any organization or city all over the world. The waste management process includes collecting, sorting and disposal of wastes based on its category. Usually, wastes are classified as dry waste, wet waste, metal waste, medical waste etc. The sorting of waste into these distinct categories by a human is a time consuming and risky task. There may be chance of occurring injury or may get infectious from these wastes during the waste segregation process. In order to solve this issue, we suggest an automated waste segregation system based on voice input, which is an inexpensive and simple method of sorting household waste. It is made to separate waste into three categories: dry waste, moist waste, and metallic waste. The system uses a moisture sensor to distinguish between wet and dry garbage, an inductive proximity sensor to find metallic debris, and an Android app to display the live bin content. Experimental shows that the automatic waste segregation can be done in an efficient and effective manner with reduced risk factors.