IoT-Enabled Systems for E-Waste Monitoring and Recycling

E-waste refers to discarded electronic refuse that originates from various sources, posing severe environmental and health risks due to its harmful components. This chapter focuses on IoT-enabled solutions for E-waste monitoring and recycling, highlighting the importance of creative solutions. Due to its harmful components, electronic trash (also known as E-waste), defined as discarded electronic gadgets, poses serious environmental and health dangers. This chapter explains E-waste’s causes, difficulties, and mitigation tactics while highlighting the significance of creative solutions. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a game-changing strategy for managing E-waste, facilitating real-time monitoring and data collection for effective accumulation tracking, improved collection routes, and data-driven resource allocation decisions. This chapter introduces the conceptual design for a Smart Bin system, describing how IoT devices can facilitate real-time monitoring and data aggregation for E-waste collection and recycling. The deployment of a Smart Bin system that rewards users for active involvement is crucial and encourages user engagement, revolutionizing E-waste management with IoT-enabled technologies and smart bin approaches. The chapter serves as an excellent illustration of how technology can play a crucial role in easing the E-waste situation, encouraging sustainability, and producing a cleaner environment for future generations.