IoT Cloud based Smart Bin for Connected Smart Cities - A Product Design Approach

The idea of establishing smart cities in India and globally is tremendously increasing among governmental authorities. There exists several challenges for implementing smart cities, especially in developing countries such as India and China - leading people to a digital world, imparting knowledge to efficiently utilize the smart city resources, accomplishing self-sustainable environment, and so forth. Existing waste collection methods, adopted in cities, are not a viable solution for smart cities. In this paper, we have designed a smart bin solution using IoT Cloud based sensors and actuators. The proposed approach was designed to create as an end product where the product design was modeled in a 3D modeling software and printed using a 3D printer. The implemented smart bin product was finally experimented at the IoT Cloud Research laboratory of IIIT-Kottayam. The approach fits very well for connected smart cities.