Smart Technology For Better Waste Management

While Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur city uses sensorised bins to track waste collection in real time, Gujarat’s GIFT City has implemented an automated system for waste collection below ground

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Sustainability and the level of living in a city can be judged through many factors. One of them is how city wastes are disposed of or recycled. Specifically, for a densely populated country like India, waste generation is a major environmental concern. The country generates around 133.8 kilotonnes of solid waste every day, of which about 91 kilotonnes gets collected and only 25.9 kilotonnes is treated. While public awareness and education can bring down these figures, an effective waste management system can provide the much needed results.

Sensorised bins, automatic waste transportation, zero water discharge and many other solutions have been introduced for better waste management in India. Such waste management technologies help prevent piling up of excessive waste in an area. Sensors configured in waste collection bins offer real-time monitoring of the piled-up waste. This allows waste management authorities to send their clearance squad to the mentioned location and collect the pile without delay. As a result, overall hygiene and cleanliness of the area increases exponentially. Additionally, it reduces the time and effort required to travel to each bin and check the collection level manually.

Real-time navigation system for waste-collection vehicles ensures all collection bins in the specified area are collected—that too by covering the shortest route. This greatly cuts down fuel expenses and manual efforts. It can even allow municipalities to cut down resources.