5702 SmartWasteTag

We aim to create a cost-effective, durable, and energy-efficient laser sensor called the SmartWasteTag. This sensor will be placed inside the lids of small waste bins to support sustainable waste management. When garbage trucks empty these bins, the sensor will send signals to a Bluetooth Gateway installed on the truck. This gateway will use 5G, GPS, and internet to communicate the bin's filling level to the cloud, which will then share this data with municipal IT systems. This setup will help municipalities manage waste fees better and comply with EU regulations. Our collaboration between RFID Solutions, IRNAS, and INTSPO combines unique technologies to develop and manufacture this new laser sensor and Bluetooth Gateway system. This will help reduce costs and minimize errors for municipalities and waste management companies. Current waste management methods are often manual and inefficient, leading to wasted resources. By providing a seamless solution from the waste bin to municipal registration systems, we will create a valuable business opportunity while helping municipalities save money and customize waste management fees.

Develop an affordable, ruggedized and low energy consuming encapsulated VCSL TOF laser sensor with joined power harvesting for mounting inside the lid of small waste bin to enable sustainable waste management. Signals sent from the laser sensor, when garbage trucks empty waste bins, will be sent to a Bluetooth Gateway with 5G/GPS/internet module and communication SW that is installed on the garbage truck for communicating data to the cloud and further to municipalities' IT systems for registering filling level of the waste bin. This will enable municipalities to differentiate waste management fees and follow up EU directives. The combined unique in-house technologies at RFID Solutions, IRNAS and INTSPO will enable development and volume manufacture of the new encapsulated SmartWasteTag laser sensor and the novel Bluetooth Gateway registration system that will reduce costs and failures for municipalities and waste management companies. Existing, most manual, waste management practices have serious limitations resulting in wasted resources and inefficient operations. Manufacture and sale of the seamless SmartWasteTag laser sensor and Bluetooth Gateway logistic system from waste bin to municipalities registration systems will create an unique business opportunity for us and enable the municipalities to save costs and differentiate waste management fees.