MANAGEMENT AND SEGREGATION OF GARBAGE BINS AUTOMATION

Abstract

Waste is defined as any material that is not useful and represents no economic value to its
owner, the waste generator. Depending on the physical state of waste, they are categorized as
solid, liquid and gaseous. Waste Management involves planning, financing, construction and
operation of facilities for the collection, transportation, recycling and final disposition of the
waste. Every five years the waste generated is rising by 1 million tons, In case it is not
disposed within a stipulated time, it tends to create serious health hazards and reflects
negatively on the infrastructure. The existing garbage disposal system, where it is collected
from the streets, houses and other establishments once a day, is not able to effectively
manage the waste generated, resulting in spill over on streets. Bangalore metropolitan city
municipal council deployed concrete dustbins at every street corner to collect the garbage,
engaged its labourers and vehicles to clear the trash. The municipal efforts did not pay any
dividend and hence it had to eliminate the bins since residents would litter garbage around the
bin once the bins were full. Consequently, concrete dustbins were replaced by the door- todoor garbage collection system, which was also ineffective in its implementation. The Indian
National Capital Territory, Delhi is rapidly growing and so is its corresponding waste
production. 85% of the city does not have a formal door-to-door trash pick-up system. The
Municipal waste, which is not always properly segregated at the source, often ends up as
mixed waste in the already overflowing landfills.