Opportunities for IoT-Based Smart Platforms for Intelligent Management of Waste Systems in Bulgarian Municipalities

The digitalization of economic processes implies the transition to smart management tools. To meet these challenges, Bulgarian municipalities need to adapt and implant smart management in their systems. One very important system is waste management. The bigger a city is the more serious the problem of efficient waste collection, treatment, and management becomes. In this sense, the main objective of the authors is to analyze and evaluate the possibilities of implementing smart solutions in the field of urban environment and waste. These solutions are related to the implementation of platforms based on the Internet of Things. The study provides a new systematic approach to adapting new information and communication technologies to the Bulgarian municipalities' waste management system.