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@article{197149,
        author = {Qudsiya Naaz and Shumail Sheikh and Parth Gautam and Ayush Lawatre and Aryan Motghare and Shubham Yadav},
        title = {CLEAN SNAP: A Smart Waste Reporting System Using Firebase and Location-Based Services},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {5309-5315},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=197149},
        abstract = {Urban waste generation is rapidly nearing a critical environmental tipping point, currently amounting to 2.01 billion tons per year—a total expected to rise by 70% by 2050. Existing reporting systems struggle to keep up, often hindered by slow administrative processes and unreliable data collection. To solve this, we introduce Clean Snap, an intelligent reporting platform that transforms smartphones into real-time environmental monitoring tools. Leveraging Location-Based Services (LBS) and a Firebase-powered backend, the system allows users to document waste sites with geotagged photos and instantly relay them to city management dashboards. Testing shows the system achieves an average data sync time of 1.8 seconds and a 98% success rate in report submission. With location precision within 5 to 10 meters, Clean Snap offers a scalable, responsive solution to close the gap between identifying waste and coordinating its removal.},
        keywords = {Firebase, GPS, mobile application, waste management, smart city, real-time reporting, and LBS.},
        month = {April},
        }