Automatic Waste Segregator as an integral part of Smart Bin for waste management system in a Smart City

In the era of developing technology where the urbanization is increasing rapidly, the corresponding waste is increasing exponentially. As the concept of smart cities is emerging, there is a need for a proper framework in order to tackle this problem. Although a lot of efforts have been put by researchers to propose various approaches to circumvent this issue, the problem still remains. The major problem faced while designing a smart method for waste collection and monitoring is the segregation of different types of wastes. The waste is still being segregated manually, thus producing a harmful effect on the segregator itself. This paper reports an automatic segregator system that can differentiate and store dry and wet waste separately. The developed prototype of the system efficiently segregates dry and wet waste in their respective containers.