Smart Trash system: An Application using ZigBee

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e., physical system or living organisms. Especially growing countries and most populated cities are severely affected by the pollution. Ignorance of cleanliness is spoiling our environment. The aim of this paper is to mainly concentrate on eradicating this issue and then reduce it. The smart trash consists of two sensors namely IR and gas sensors. The IR sensor placed inside the trash sense the level of trash and gas sensor will sense the toxic gases. Once the trash is filled, alarm rings. The RFID placed inside the trash will intimate about the overflowing of trash to the corporation office. The RFID placed at the corporation office is serial interfaced with PC. The visual display is coded with VB. The information regarding the removal of trash is sent to the respective area truck driver about the location of the field trash can. The complaint report contains the exact location of the trash can. If the trash can is not replaced at a right time, the microcontroller placed at the trash can intimate the information to the corporation office once again. The intimation will be displayed in corporation office LCD continuously until the trash is removed. Once the truck driver removes the trash the alarm stops and continuous intimation to corporation office and truck also ends. Database of every trash bin can be maintained by municipality. Due to immediate disposal of bin, spread of disease can be reduced.