Smart Dual Dustbin Model for Waste Management in Smart Cities

As urbanization is spreading rapidly, there is an increase in production of waste. Waste management is a crucial issue to be considered at public places where waste is overflowed from the bins and may cause different diseases. The present work focuses to develop a model of smart dustbin which can be effectively used at public places in smart cities. The model has two dustbins (named as Dustbin A and Dustbin B) which will be kept at public places mostly. Dustbin A can be used but Dustbin B cannot be used until Dustbin A is full. Dustbin B can only be used once Dustbin A is full and then Dustbin A will not open until the waste is cleared in the Dustbin A. Whenever any dustbin is filled up, a message is sent to the concerned authority. This will avoid overflow of waste in the bin. Dustbins have automatically close and open feature depending on the presence of an obstacle. In our system, the garbage level in the dustbins is detected with the help of Ultrasonic sensor and presence of the obstacle is detected by IR Sensors and communication to the authorized control room by GSM system.