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IoT Based Waste Segregation System for Small and Large-Scale Sectors
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Researchers proposed an IoT-based automated waste segregation system designed to improve sorting of different waste types, including plastics, at both small and large scales — potentially reducing the amount of plastic that breaks down into harmful microplastics in the environment.
In the current world where the population is increasing in a Geometric Progression (GP), the trash we produce is also increasing in GP. And the major environment impact is due to the damages caused by the microplastics. As the technology grows on day-by-day basis,...
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