SMART GARBAGE BIN MONITORING WITH SMS FEEDBACK

A waste bin is a bin used for household or office waste. A waste bin increases the rate at which human contact infections due to the direct contact with them by users. 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 waste is one of the primary problems of the present era. The traditional way of manually monitoring the wastes in waste bins is a cumbersome process and utilizes more human effort, time and cost which can easily be avoided with our present technologies. This paper presents a solution, in which waste management is automated. The method used in this project is a microcontroller based which includes; the Atmega328 used for timing and controlling the opening and closing the lid of waste bin automatically, the microcontroller which is used alongside with the ultrasonic sensor and a dc motor to achieve an automatic opening of the lid when the user approaches 15cm towards the bin and closes automatically when the user moves 15cm away from the bin. An SMS (Short Message Service) will be sent to the authorized individual when the content in the bin reaches its maximum. The project also uses level indicator to communicate with the authorized personnel on the level of garbage in the bin at certain thresholds. Keywords— Ultrasonic sensor; Liquid Crystal Display; Arduino Board; Global System for Mobile communication