IoT Based Smart Trash Bank for Organic and Inorganic Trash Separation

Efficient waste management system, particularly the separation of organic and inorganic trash is crucial for maintaining public cleanliness and health. This paper presents a prototype development of the Internet of Things (IoT) based smart trash bank to separate organic and inorganic trash. The moving trash is captured by high-speed web camera. Smart detection system is built using YOLOv8 embedded with Convolutional Neural Network to process the captured image, detects, and decides whether the trash is organic or inorganic. This information is sent to the actuator to switch the separator from the organic trash bin to the inorganic one while motor servo assists to open and close the bin cover automatically. The integration of Android based hand phone with Firebase allows access and monitoring of this smart trash bank in real-time.