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A Smart Waste Management with Self-Describing Complex Objects

Authors:
Yann Glouche
Arnab Sinha
Paul Couderc

Keywords: green IT; waste management; recycling chain; RFID; NFC; QR code.

Abstract:
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a pervasive computing technology that can be used to improve waste management by providing early automatic identification of waste at bin level. In this paper, we have presented a smart bin application based on information self-contained in tags associated to each waste item. The wastes are tracked by smart bins using a RFID-based system without requiring the support of an external information system. Two crucial features of the selective sorting process can be improved by using this approach. First, the user is helped in the application of selective sorting. Second, the smart bin knows its content up to the precision of composed materials by types and percentage. It can report back with its status or abnormalities to the rest of the recycling chain. Complex objects like e-waste, hazardous ones, etc. can also be sorted and detected for hazards with the self-describing approach.

Pages: 1 to 16

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2015. Used with permission.

Publication date: June 30, 2015

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-2679