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Smart Garbage Monitoring System

The document describes an IoT-based garbage monitoring system that uses ultrasonic sensors and microcontrollers to monitor trash levels in bins and optimize garbage collection routes. Key components include ultrasonic sensors to measure distance to trash, NodeMCU microcontrollers to process data and send it over WiFi, and a Blynk app to visualize trash levels and indicate bins needing emptying. The system aims to make garbage collection more efficient by only collecting from bins that are over 75% full or have remained at low levels for over two days.

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Smart Garbage Monitoring System

The document describes an IoT-based garbage monitoring system that uses ultrasonic sensors and microcontrollers to monitor trash levels in bins and optimize garbage collection routes. Key components include ultrasonic sensors to measure distance to trash, NodeMCU microcontrollers to process data and send it over WiFi, and a Blynk app to visualize trash levels and indicate bins needing emptying. The system aims to make garbage collection more efficient by only collecting from bins that are over 75% full or have remained at low levels for over two days.

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GARBAGE MONITORING

SYSTEM
OVERVIEW
We are living in an age where tasks and systems are fusing together with
the power of IOT to have a more efficient system of working and to
execute jobs quickly! With all the power at our finger tips this is what we
have come up with. One of the main concerns with our environment has
been solid waste management which impacts the health and environment
of our society. The detection, monitoring and management of wastes is
one of the primary problems of the present era. This is our solution, a
method in which waste management is automated. This is our IoT
Garbage Monitoring system, an innovative way that will help to keep the
cities clean and healthy.
THE IDEA
The idea struck us when we observed that the garbage truck use to go around the town to
collect solid waste twice a day. Although this system was thorough it was very
inefficient. For example let's say street A is a busy street and we see that the garbage fills
up really fast whereas maybe street B even after two days the bin isn't even half full.

What our system does is it gives a real time indicator of the garbage level in a trashcan at
any given time. Using that data we can then optimize waste collection routes and
ultimately reduce fuel consumption. It allows trash collectors to plan their daily/weekly
pick up schedule.
COMPONETS IN OUR SYSTEM
To start with you will first have to enter the height of the dustbin. This will help us generate the
percentage of trash in the trashcan. We then have two criterias which needs to be satisfied to
show that the particular bin needs to be emptied :
1. The amount of trash, in other words let's say if your bin is half full you don't really need
to empty it. Our thresh, or maximum amount that we permit of trash, is 75% of the bin.
(You could alter the thresh according to your preference.)
2. If supposing a particular trashcan fills up 20% and then for a week doesn't change, it
comes into our second criteria, time. With time even the little amount will start rotting
leading to a smelly surrounding. To avoid that our tolerance level is 2 days, so if a
trashcan is less than 75% but it is two days old it then will also need to be emptied.
TECHNICAL
With these criterias in mind let's understand the technical part:

● An ultrasonic sensor (A.K.A a distance sensor) will be placed on the interior side of the lid, the

one facing the solid waste. As trash increases, the distance between the ultrasonic and the trash

decreases. This live data will be sent to our micro-controller.

● Our micro- controller then processes the data and through the help of WiFi sends it to an app.

● What the app does it visually represents the amount of trash in the bin with a small animation.
This process will indicate all the bins which require attention, leading the user to take the most
effective route.
HARDWARE
● Plastic Container :I found an old plastic container in which all the components
could fit. The box is important as you can easily access the components and it's
waterproof.
● Ultrasonic Sensor : An ultrasonic sensor measures distance. It will be attached to
the lid indicating the quantity of trash. Our system's key component.
HARDWARE
● Jumper Wires : To connect various componets in the system.
● NodeMCU ESP8266: The center piece is one of Arduino's latest micro-controller,
which simplifies the task of connecting to the Internet using prebuilt libraries that
can be downloaded.
● GPS Module: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation
system made up of at least 24 satellites. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere
in the world, 24 hours a day, with no subscription fees or setup charges. It helps to track
the locations of various garbage collection bins. It costs around ₹700-800/-.
COST
COMPONENTS QUANTITY PRICE
GPS Module 1 750

Ultrasonic Sensor 1 100

NODEMCU ESP8266 1 350

LEDs 3 15

Connecting wires 10 25
SOFTWARE
● Arduino IDE

● Blynk :An android app that allows communication with WiFi compatible micro-

controllers.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
FLOW CHART:
PROCEDURE
● To be able to program the nodemcusp8266, you need to first install the drivers. To
check if you already have them installed open the arduino IDE, click on toolsthen
boards and look if either NODEMCU or esp8266 are in the list. If they are there
skip to next step, if not follow along…
● To download the necessary drivers to be able to use nodemcu esp8266, open the
arduino IDE again, click on tools, boards, then boards manager.
PROCEDURE
Once your drivers are installed, go ahead and download the libraries needed. For our
program to run we need the WiFi101 library, the blynk library and the ultrasonic library,
both can be found in arduino's in built library manager. Open to sketch then include
library then library manager.
PROCEDURE
Once you've installed the libraries and drivers, connect the ultrasonic sensor to the
arduino. .

● gnd on sensor goes to gnd on arduino


● trig of sensor goes to pin D3(0) of NODEMCU.
● echo of sensor goes to pin D4(2) of NODEMCU.
PROCEDURE
Carefully fit all the components in and close the box.
PROCEDURE
To connect to the internet we use a prebuilt platform called blynk, which can be
downloaded from the android play store, link below...There are countless examples
on how to use the app with the arduino which are all available by heading to files in
the arduino IDE, then examples and under the blynk list.
PROCEDURE
Once you are familiar with blynk and how it works, you can upload the program attached
below. Some things you have to change in the program are :
1. replace "wifi id", with your actual wifi id
2. replace "password" with your actual wifi password
3. replace "auth token" in with your blynk's authorization token which u should have
received through mail while installing blynk
PROCEDURE
Here you have the results of the
whole concept finally working!
hurray!
These are screenshots of my phone
as I filled the dustbin. On the blynk
application we aliggned three LEDs
one on top of the other. Green
which ranges from 0 to 25% full,
Orange from 25 to 65% and Red
from 65 to 100%
PROGRESS
● We have studied about the components used in our project so as to understand
the working of the project.
● We have used ARDUINO IDE to do the necesarry coding of NODEMCU.
● We are able to identify the levels of garbage in the dustbin accurately.
● We are using BLYNK app to showcase the range of the levels of garbage in the
dustbin by using LEDs so that the truck driver can know better.
● We have implemented our project on one dustbin for the time being and it is
working properly.
IMPLEMENTATION AND SCOPE
Our need to manually go about the town taking GPS
locations of each trashcan. Then save it on your
Google Maps. Once you have done that, in the same
way we made the system in our model intead of one
LED you will need to do the same for the number of
dustbins there are. Let's say there are 20.
When the truck driver starts his day, he opens
Blynk and sees all the dustbins that require
attention then he selects each dustbin (each when
having their specific number) and then generates the
shortest and most efficient route!
IMPLEMENTATION AND SCOPE
After having made one ourselves we realized how
widely this system could be used to turn this rather
horrible cumbersome chore into a really efficient one!
The way it can impact the city or even a country on a
big scale is understandable, and hopefully in the future
it is implemented. But other than that each individual
can benefit with this concept. A community, an
apartment complex or even a house can all use this
powerful tool fueled by the internet of things to make
their life a whole lot simpler!
THANK YOU.

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