Computing devices are everywhere now, and they help connect people and businesses. This system of computing devices that communicates with each other and its users is called the Internet of Things (IoT). Collecting and sharing data helps individuals and businesses better understand their work and their industry as a whole, even industries such as waste management. Keep reading to learn how the IoT affects, and how AI can revolutionize waste management.
Connected Devices Can Streamline Waste Collection
The basis of IoT is connecting computing devices. Waste management businesses can attach these connected computing devices to waste receptacles in a given area. They will work on a small scale in a single business complex or on a large scale across a city. These devices can record how quickly the receptacles fill up and how often workers empty them. Waste professionals then know which receptacles to empty and when to do so, saving time and money and cutting down on carbon emissions.
Sensors Can Protect Waste Collection Professionals
We can take computing devices on waste receptacles and elevate them with sensors. Smart sensors can detect the type of waste going into receptacles, especially if that waste is hazardous. They can alert the appropriate waste management professionals and other authorities for proper and safe collection. This system protects waste collection professionals from potentially hazardous waste and can help them quickly make an informed decision about disposal.
IoT and AI Can Optimize Waste Sorting
The Internet of Things and AI can revolutionize waste management. IoT can work with Automated Intelligence (AI) to optimize waste sorting. Giving communicative computing devices smart vision can help waste management professionals quickly and easily sort waste. More efficient waste sorting allows waste professionals to make better use of the waste hierarchy. The waste hierarchy is important because it visualizes the industry’s waste management goals, from avoiding waste production to effectively disposing of it.
The Internet of Things affects waste management by encouraging and implementing industry improvements. Connected smart devices can make collection easier and safer. After workers collect the waste, smart devices and AI can make sorting better.
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