Smart City - Waste Managed through Internet of Things

Continuous economic activities, rapid urbanization, population growth and the rise of living standards have accelerated the generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). This poses considerable challenges for governments, civil society, and private sectors to protect and promote the environment and sustainable development. 

MSW is no longer garbage it’s a resource to tap in multiple ways. As a resource it also refers to resource recovery that can be converted into other material or energy through proper treatment.  

Understanding the scenario 

The growing quantities of MSW will have a significant impact on the development of social, environmental, and economic aspects if critical issues like deficiency of information and knowledge, less developed policy and strategic planning, lack of technology support, and lack of financial investment are not dealt with. 

But most importantly for municipalities and authorities, challenges in tracking and monitoring work through the use of technological solutions was to be resolved. Inovar was brought in to provide a smart IoT solution to handle all their financial investments are at work and Waste management is being carried out as expected. 

Real time analysis with a fast solution 

Inovar quickly realized, Waste containers are everywhere—behind restaurants, retail stores, and hotels, at office buildings, and on construction sites. Even the collection process and transportation routes taken, were erratic and not optimized to reduce cost and maximize benefit. 

We proposed a 2-part system, first part was to handle the waste level and the collection team. Second part was to manage the transportation of waste to the designated area with efficiency. 

For waste collection procedure, we implemented sensor-based technology in the collection units to assess the level of the waste. For ground crew cleaning public areas, we created a mobile based attendance and reporting element which can track their location in real time to ensure they are working as per the plan. 

For Logistics, we again used IoT devices, to track trip mileage/fuel consumption, real time location tracking, engine idle time and deviation from planned route or tasks. 

Finally, In the cloud, the real time analysis has to be carried out to generate various reports, alerts & notifications like- area waste collection activity, daily attendance, vehicle movements, seasonal or function reports on waste, segregation reports etc. which can help the Municipal corporation with better strategies for waste management. 

Are you also facing challenges managing waste? Inovar can help you with an IoT solution as well. Contact us for a free consultation. We would love to collaborate!