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Automated Waste Segregator using Renesas Microcontroller

  • Unique Paper ID: 145162
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 603-608
  • Abstract:
  • Rapid increase in volume and types of solid and hazardous waste as a result of continuous economic growth, urbanization and industrialization, is becoming a burgeoning problem for national and local governments to ensure effective and sustainable management of waste. It is estimated that in 2006 the total amount of municipal solid waste generated globally reached 2.02 billion tones, representing a 7% annual increase since 2003 (Global Waste Management Market Report 2007). The segregation, handling, transport and disposal of waste are to be properly managed so as to minimize the risks to the health and safety of patients, the public, and the environment. The economic value of waste is best realized when it is segregated. Currently there is no such system of segregation of dry, wet and metallic wastes at a household level. This paper proposes an Automated Waste Segregator (AWS) which is a cheap, easy to use solution for a segregation system at households, so that it can be sent directly for processing. It is designed to sort the refuse into metallic waste, wet waste and dry waste. The AWS employs parallel resonant impedance sensing mechanism to identify metallic items, and capacitive sensors to distinguish between wet and dry waste. Experimental results show that the segregation of waste into metallic, wet and dry waste has been successfully implemented using the AWS.
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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 7
  • PageNo: 603-608

Automated Waste Segregator using Renesas Microcontroller

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