CONCEPT AND DESIGN OF AUTOMATIC WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

A Design Project
Presented to the Faculty of
College of Engineering
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Santa Cruz Main Campus
Santa Cruz, Laguna

In Partial Fulfillment of the

Requirements for
Environmental Engineering

By
Cerrudo, Ellexis Neil
Coracero, Jhonald
Dave, Norienelyn
de Leon, Aebryne Kate
de Leon, Kaira
BSCE 3A

Dr. Alexander W. Cabalza

Adviser
 Introduction

Waste management is an important requirement for ecologically sustainable

development in many countries. It has become one such issue in todays society. The

absence of efficient waste management has caused serious environmental problems

and cost issues. Therefore, waste should be disposed and treated properly to reduce

environmental impact.

Moreover, waste management services are becoming an important market, for

which the waste collection process is a critical aspect for the service providers. The

main goals of these services are to reduce waste production, to ensure that wastes are

properly disposed, to recycle and to re-use disposed products.

To achieve these goals, regulations and taxes are being implemented to favor

virtuous behaviors.In particular, the Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Waste

Management Act of 2000 declares the policy of the state in adopting Comprehensive

Solid Waste Management which deals with waste characterization and segregation,

source reduction, proper waste collection and transfer, recycling program, and

composting.

In the continued strive for excellence in LSPU community; this paper proposes

an innovated method to improve the quality of segregation. The Concept and Design of

Automatic Waste Management System is an electronic enhancement of the existing

trash receptacles. This device has two basic functions: 1) to design a trash receptacle

that can sense and 2) segregate its own trash without external control.
 Abstract

One of the main concerns with our environment has been solid waste

management which in addition to disturbing the balance of the environment also has

adverse effects on the health of the society. The segregation, monitoring and

management of wastes are one of the primary problems of the present era.

The Concept and Design of Automatic Waste Management System is an

electronic enhancement of the existing trash receptacles. This study aims to: 1)

segregate its own trash without external control, 2) sort the waste easier, and 3)

encourage the people to manage waste using this innovated device.

This study proposes an advanced method in which waste management is

automated. By using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), a technology that

incorporates the use of radio frequency electromagnetic field to uniquely identify the

waste and to improve waste management. In this study, the researchers intend a smart

receptacle application based on information self-contained in tags associated to each

waste item. The wastes are tracked by smart receptacles using a RFID-based system

without requiring the support of an external information system. Two crucial features of

the segregation process can be improved using this approach. First, the user is helped

in the application of segregation. Second, the smart receptacle knows its content and

can report back to the rest of the recycling chain. The technologies that would be used

in the proposed system are good enough to ensure the practical and perfect for solid

waste segregation and collection process and management for green environment.