Survey on IoT-based waste Management Systems

Abstract

The increasing population has led to a disruption of health status due to the waste management system. Waste management in the form of smart cities has created a kind of concern and is an activity that can provide environmental, health, and social benefits. Waste management is a technique to prevent the accumulation of waste. If it is not managed properly, it will lead to a series of unhealthy and unsanitary conditions in the city. Therefore, to prevent and reduce waste it is needed an intelligent waste management system and one of the newest platforms in this basin is the Internet of Things (IoT) platform. The IoT has revolutionized the waste management system. Different governments are trying to meet this great challenge by creating different IoTbased waste management systems and for this purpose different technologies and sensors such as Bluetooth ultrasonic sensors, RFID tags, etc. are used in their architectures to receive real-time information. Due to the benefit of the use of the IoT in waste management, this article analyzes some of the most recent methods for managing and reducing waste based on the Internet of Things, as well as evaluating various barriers, challenges, and solutions. Also, the characteristics of each method and the advantages and disadvantages are stated.