Indian Company Simplifies Solid Waste Management with RFID Tags

Indian company Agra Nagar Nigam has decided to simplify solid waste management by installing RFID tags, which are installed in 99,450 houses in 51 communities and handing over 350 RFID handheld readers to cleaners.

Homeowners must put dry garbage and wet garbage in different bins and pay a Rs 65 management fee each month.

When the cleaner collects garbage from the house and scans the RFID tag installed in the house, it will automatically signal to the command and control center of the Agra Smart City Office. After collecting garbage, the homeowner will receive a text message from the mobile phone.

If cleaners do not collect garbage at home, homeowners can also complain through mobile apps.

Homeowners must keep the RFID tags intact. If there is a problem with the label, the homeowner will pay a fine of Rs 100 for this.

The collected garbage will be sent to six collection centers located at different locations in the city. The dry waste is then sent to the processing plant and the wet waste is sent to the composting plant.