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A 5G-Enabled Smart Waste Management System for University Campus
Edoardo Longo1, Fatih Alperen Sahin1, Alessandro E C Redondi1
1Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 28, 2021
Summary
This study introduces a smart waste bin for university campuses to boost recycling rates. The system uses a hybrid algorithm to classify and segregate campus waste, improving waste management.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Environmental Science
- Engineering
Background:
- Future university campuses will integrate Internet of Things (IoT) services like smart parking and libraries.
- Effective waste management is crucial for campus sustainability and operational efficiency.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and evaluate a smart waste management system for university campuses.
- To increase campus recycling rates and optimize the waste management cycle.
Main Methods:
- Development of a smart waste bin prototype.
- Implementation of a hybrid sensor/image classification algorithm for trash identification.
- Automatic segregation of different waste materials.
Main Results:
- The smart waste bin accurately classifies common campus waste.
- The system effectively segregates waste materials for recycling.
- Performance evaluation across various scenarios demonstrated system viability.
Conclusions:
- The proposed smart waste bin system offers a viable solution for enhancing campus recycling.
- Advanced functionalities like optimized maintenance scheduling can be built around the system.
- This technology contributes to smarter, more sustainable university campus environments.
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