IoT-Enabled Smart Recycling Vending Machine Using Raspberry Pi for Waste Management

In the modern world, recycling requires efficient strategies for waste management. Due to environmental concerns, recycling, a crucial component of contemporary society, is expected to rise dramatically worldwide. The waste recycling system assists in the separation of recyclable waste and non-recyclable waste, rewards recyclers, and inspires others to recycle. This work aims to create an IoT-enabled vending machine for trash and waste recycling that improves recycling rates, fosters environmental consciousness, and streamlines waste management via real-time data analytics. This garbage management candy machine labels garbage containers with consistent marks. The barcode shows whether the Garbage may be recycled or not. These bags are put on a conveyor belt, where a barcode reader scans them to identify the waste within. Servo motor components push the bags into the appropriate bins at the end of the conveyor. The remainder of the waste can garbage is thrown out, and the user is given money based on the weight of recyclable waste.