{"id":308,"date":"2021-09-13T15:05:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T15:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climate2.bfstudio.eu\/?p=308"},"modified":"2021-09-20T08:47:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T08:47:55","slug":"smart-waste-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climateacademie.eu\/?p=308","title":{"rendered":"Smart Waste Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;0&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;14&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1518440430363{padding-top: 64px !important;}&#8221; z_index=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Waste management has not been the exception of processes optimized and automated with smart city technologies, and as such, the field of waste management has been subject to large innovations using ICT. The \u201csmart bin\u201d communicates information on fill levels and ensures collection only when the bin is full. Fewer collection visits reduce congestion and traffic interruption, resulting also in cleaner and safer streets.<\/p>\n<p>Krasimira Dimitrova (2018) claims in her article <em>\u201cInnovative and intelligent solutions for recycling of household waste in Bulgaria\u201d<\/em>: Waste from industrial and other human activities, as well as household waste is a major source of environmental pollution. Hence, if it is controlled and managed in a adequate and intelligent way, the waste can be a valuable source of raw materials, especially considering that many of them are becoming more and more scarce. waste management can greatly contribute to economic growth and work places creation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;47px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;277&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;47px&#8221;][vc_column_text]However, the so-called \u201csmart waste management\u201d has not been the exception of processes optimized and automated with smart city technologies, and as such, the field of waste management has been subject to large innovations using ICT. The \u201csmart bin\u201d communicates information on fill levels and ensures collection only when the bin is full. Fewer collection visits reduce congestion and traffic interruption, resulting also in cleaner and safer streets. In addition, the smart waste management provides the following benefits:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u201csmart bin\u201d communicates information on fill levels and ensures collection only when the bin is full.<\/li>\n<li>Fewer collection visits reduce congestion and traffic interruption, resulting also in cleaner and safer streets.<\/li>\n<li>Traffic reduction due to fewer collection visits helps reduce carbon dioxide and other emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<strong>Your challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The local municipality in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, decided to integrate the so-called \u201csmart waste management\u201d through the IoT integration of smart bins across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Create a social campaign which aims to:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space]<div class='q_icon_with_title small custom_icon_image '><div class=\"icon_holder \" style=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/climateacademie.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Public-awareness.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"icon_text_holder\" style=\"\"><div class=\"icon_text_inner\" style=\"\"><h5 class=\"icon_title\" style=\"\">Raise public awareness of utilizing renewable energy<\/h5><p style=''><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;]<div class='q_icon_with_title small custom_icon_image '><div class=\"icon_holder \" style=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/climateacademie.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Street-sanitation.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"icon_text_holder\" style=\"\"><div class=\"icon_text_inner\" style=\"\"><h5 class=\"icon_title\" style=\"\">Improve street sanitation<\/h5><p style=''><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;]<div class='q_icon_with_title small custom_icon_image '><div class=\"icon_holder \" style=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/climateacademie.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Encourage-recycling.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"icon_text_holder\" style=\"\"><div class=\"icon_text_inner\" style=\"\"><h5 class=\"icon_title\" style=\"\">Encourage recycling<\/h5><p style=''><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;]<div class='q_icon_with_title small custom_icon_image '><div class=\"icon_holder \" style=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/climateacademie.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Collect-and-analyze.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"icon_text_holder\" style=\"\"><div class=\"icon_text_inner\" style=\"\"><h5 class=\"icon_title\" style=\"\">Collect and analyze area-specific data on waste volumes for better planning<\/h5><p style=''><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;30px&#8221;]<div class='q_icon_with_title small custom_icon_image '><div class=\"icon_holder \" style=\" \"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/climateacademie.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Wifi.png\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"icon_text_holder\" style=\"\"><div class=\"icon_text_inner\" style=\"\"><h5 class=\"icon_title\" style=\"\">Increase WiFi coverage with their function as a free public WiFi hotspot<\/h5><p style=''><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>[vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<em>*Source: Dimitrova, Krasimira. 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