Read the blog posts “Weighing your options and selecting your project” ( Part I, Part II, and Part III) and think of these questions. You may be able to think of even more features, some of them very specific to your region. It can even profile users who correctly/incorrectly dispose garbage and provide periodical statistics! It can help upload the data to a server, where one can analyze the daily/weekly collection of garbage. It may be capable of accepting garbage and move it to the right bin automatically. It can be on a wireless sensor network and be aware of other garbage cans in the vicinity and direct the user to an alternate bin if it is unable to accept a certain type of waste. It may help the user in locating the right bin by blinking an LED indicator, flashing a message, or playing out a recorded message. Your smart garbage bin can be anywhere from “fairly smart” to “ultra smart.” One can add so many features! It may use computer vision and/or chemical sensors to classify garbage. Note that there will be two types of costs – initial cost and the cost of maintenance. I would hazard a guess (pardon the expression) that people may be willing to pay an additional 10% to 20% for adding intelligence to their bins. Please find out the cost of a garbage bin used in homes and public places. Therefore, the smart garbage analyzer must be customized according to the garbage bin.Ĭonsider these before you let your imagination go wild!Ĭost will clearly be an important consideration if you are going to make a smart garbage can. The garbage classification method I discussed in the beginning of this essay is prevalent in many apartment buildings. I have seen garbage bins with three compartments – “Recycle,” “Reuse,” and “Landfill” in office buildings. Moreover, the categorization may vary from one location to another. Can we add some “smartness” to these garbage bins? It appears that only a smart human being can correctly classify garbage into the appropriate category. There must be billions of garbage bins in use.
Newspapers and magazines must be separated so that they can be recycled.Ĭlassifying garbage is a constant activity in any home or office environment. are medical waste – they must be separated to maintain hygiene and protect our environment. Batteries are an example of hazardous waste these must be segregated from the other garbage to protect our environment. Kitchen waste is an example of wet garbage. Cereal boxes, bottles, old/broken equipment that you wish to throw away are examples of dry garbage. In a home environment, we see several categories of garbage: (a) dry garbage, (b) wet garbage, (c) hazardous waste, (d) medical waste, (e) paper. Garbage segregation is a major concern today. This did have one positive outcome: the awareness about the problem grew and a significant number of households in Bangalore began to segregate their daily waste output. Garbage! Not too long ago, we had a trash disposal problem in Bangalore. Why not smart garbage bins? Why not, indeed? Just about everything in the world is becoming smart! As the urbanization of the world continues, there is one stinking problem we have to deal with. Remember, these are suggestions – you may trash them, if you don’t think they are smart! If I find time, I will toss a few more of these ideas at you. I will be glad if a team gets inspired to solve this problem, which has a social impact. A s student teams put on their thinking hats looking for challenges to take on in “Texas Instruments Innovation Challege: India Analog Design Contest,” I am tempted to throw an idea your way.
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