Public garbage bin waste monitoring and alert system.

Abstract

The growing number of people Living -in urban areas has led to increased waste generations capacities; the competence of the city managers to regularly collect and dispose waste is declining. Mismanagement of solid wastes in an area exposes the area to natural disasters like outbreak of diseases such as cholera- tuberculosis (TB), This is mainly due to lack of effective communication system between the collecting authorities and people. This project therefore aimed at developing a monitoring system that notifies the authorities when the bin gets -full and when it has been emptied. Relevant information regarding the project was got through review of literature; analyzed and user requirements determined. The system was designed using GSM modem, ultrasonic sensors that were used to detect the level of garbage. The database contains the names of the drives. personal information of the drives and location of the bins displayed on- the interface.