Smart Ways to Manage Waste with AI and IOT: A Review

Year : 2025 | Volume : 03 | Issue : 02 | Page : 26 31
    By

    YASH SHARMA,

  • Ranveer Chaudhary,

  • Dr. Stuti Saxena,

  1. Student, Institute of Technology Faridabad, Haryana, India
  2. Student, Institute of Technology Faridabad, Haryana, India
  3. Guide, Institute of Technology Faridabad, Haryana, India

Abstract

Rapid urban growth and population have led to exponential growth in municipal solid waste over traditional inefficient waste management systems (collection / segregation / disposal). This paper reviews the convergence of Internet-of- Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI), seen as two potential smart techniques to launch smarter waste management. The research reports important applications for AI and IoT in waste classification, waste collection optimization, waste-to-energy as well as smart bin monitoring by referencing the surrogate of recent literature. The review discusses the advantages of these techs such as enhanced eco-friendly status and conditions, real-time tracking, impact in cost and time. Nevertheless, there are still problems remaining including high infrastructure cost, data integrity, and adoption barriers for low- and middle-income countries. The work points to the neglected areas of industrial as well as e-waste and suggests more comprehensive research in a variety of socioeconomic settings with establishment of hybrid AI models. The objective of the study is to inform future efforts at designing smart sustainable scalable systems for management of garbage.

Keywords: Smart Waste Management , Internet of Things (IoT) , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Waste Collection Optimization , Sustainable Urban Development

[This article belongs to International Journal of Advanced Control and System Engineering ]

How to cite this article:
YASH SHARMA, Ranveer Chaudhary, Dr. Stuti Saxena. Smart Ways to Manage Waste with AI and IOT: A Review. International Journal of Advanced Control and System Engineering. 2025; 03(02):26-31.
How to cite this URL:
YASH SHARMA, Ranveer Chaudhary, Dr. Stuti Saxena. Smart Ways to Manage Waste with AI and IOT: A Review. International Journal of Advanced Control and System Engineering. 2025; 03(02):26-31. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ijacse/article=2025/view=235527


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Regular Issue Subscription Review Article
Volume 03
Issue 02
Received 31/08/2025
Accepted 09/09/2025
Published 31/12/2025
Publication Time 122 Days
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