TECHNICAL FIELD
[001]The present invention is related to segregating waste material. More particularly,
the present invention is related to waste management system based on incentive and method thereof.
BACKGROUND
[002]Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding
the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[003] Waste disposal is a characterization, minimization, collection, separation,
treatment, and disposal of sewage, garbage, and other waste products, combined with regulation
and monitoring of the waste management system. Majorly waste can be produced by human
activities during extraction, and processing of raw material which are discarded and discharged
in households. Methods of waste disposal includes but not limited to incineration, sanitary
landfill, composting, ocean dumping, waste separation, mechanical waste treatment, biological
waste treatment, mechanical sorting of wastes, and recycling and recovery.
[004] Due to waste pile up land fill site areas are decreasing day by day, thereby leading
to increase in cost of waste disposal. Moreover, landfill site areas are more prone to environmental hazards such as toxic chemicals which are contained in landfills, said toxic chemical have potential to enter into surrounding environment causing contamination of groundwater and soil, thereby causing severe health problems to people living nearby the landfill sites. Methane gas which is released from decomposition of waste material in landfill sites is a main source for greenhouse effect, said methane gas comparatively can impact twenty five times more than carbon dioxide on our planet. Moreover, segregating waste materials in landfill sites is also one of main challenge for government, as biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes are just lying mixed up at the landfill sites without any accountability.
[005] In present scenario, till date there is no effective technique in prior arts that could
effectively solve problem of waste collection and disposal of waste materials with public participation. In reality every household families are dumping waste materials outside their

respective houses which leads to clogging of drains, contamination of water bodies, and unhygienic condition. The unhygienic condition leads to severe diseases including but not limited to pneumonia, vomiting, diarrhea, malaria, scabies, ringworms, and common colds/coughs. Furthermore, lack of data inputs about the waste materials and waste disposing sites are also one of the major challenge due to which organized sector is lagging behind to efficiently implement waste management operations across world.
[006] There is, therefore, a need in the art to provide an incentive based waste
management system that overcomes lack of public participation, source waste segregation open waste dumping sites, ineffective means of waste segregation in the existing solutions and utilize techniques, which are robust, portable, efficient, cost-effective system.
[007] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning
of "a," "an," and "the" includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on" unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[008] The recitation of ranges of values herein is merely intended to serve as a shorthand
method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each individual value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein. All methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g. "such as") provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[009] Groupings of alternative elements or embodiments of the invention disclosed herein
are not to be construed as limitations. Each group member can be referred to and claimed individually or in any combination with other members of the group or other elements found herein. One or more members of a group can be included in, or deleted from, a group for reasons of convenience and/or patentability. When any such inclusion or deletion occurs, the specification is herein deemed to contain the group as modified thus fulfilling the written description of all groups used in the appended claims.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
[0010] Some of the objects of the present invention, which at least one embodiment herein
satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0011] It is a general object of the present invention to provide an incentive based waste
management system.
[0012] It is another object of the present invention to provide an incentive based waste
management system for improving public participation in waste segregation at the source and
waste dumping.
[0013] It is another object of the present invention to provide an incentive based waste
management system for reducing littering and open waste dumping.
[0014] It is yet another object of the present invention to provide an incentive based waste
management system for segregating waste in multiple categories.
[0015] Another object of the present invention is to provide an incentive based waste
management system that is efficient, cost effective, and requires least resources and
maintenance.
SUMMARY
[0016] The present invention is related to segregating waste material. More particularly, the present invention is related to waste management system based on incentive and method thereof. [0017] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides an incentive based waste management system, said system for waste management can include a load determining device located at waste trolley or hub to indicate weight of plurality of segregated waste materials, a user input device with a user account to receive the weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials, a reward value associated with the weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials. [0018] In an aspect, a processing unit operatively coupled with the user input device, the processing unit can include a processor coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive the weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials, and compare the received weight with a predefined or configurable weight of corresponding waste materials, wherein based on comparison when the received weight is more than or equal to the configurable weight, the processing unit sends a signal to credit predetermined reward value to the user account.

[0019] In an embodiment, the user account has information of user any or combination of
name, address, contact number, reward value and waste data.
[0020] In an embodiment, the system can include plurality of the segregated waste materials
in any or combination of organic, mix waste, plastic bottles, single use plastic, plastic mix,
biomedical, pouches, metal piece, tetra packs, cardboard, electronic waste, rubber, egg shell,
hair, stationary, paper, glass and miscellaneous.
[0021] In an embodiment, plurality of the waste materials can be transferred from the waste
hub or trolley to collection centre site.
[0022] In an embodiment, weight of plurality of the waste materials can be recalculated by
load determining device at collection centre site such that difference between the indicated
weight of segregated plurality of the waste materials at waste trolley or hub and the recalculated
weight of plurality of the waste materials at collection centre site is zero, plurality of the waste
materials can be dumped at collection centre site according to various categories of waste, and
channelized further towards efficient recycling and disposable pathways.
[0023] In an embodiment, the reward value is redeemable when the credit is equal to or
more than fifty.
[0024] According to another aspect of the present disclosure a methodfor waste management
system based on incentives, can include: indicating, by a load determining device, weight of
plurality of the segregated waste materials; receiving, by processing unit operatively coupled to
user input device, weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials; comparing, the received
weight with a predefined or configurable weight of the corresponding waste materials, wherein
based on comparison when the received weight is more than or equal to the configurable weight,
the processing unit sends a signal to credit predetermined reward value to the user account.
[0025] Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a term used in a claim
is not defined below, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the pertinent art have
given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of filing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES
[0026] In the figures, similar components and/or features may have the same reference label. Further, various components of the same type may be distinguished by following the reference label with a second label that distinguishes among the similar components. If only the first

reference label is used in the specification, the description is applicable to any one of the similar
components having the same first reference label irrespective of the second reference label.
[0027] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary architecture of an incentive-based waste management
system to illustrate its overall working in accordance with an embodiment of the present
disclosure.
[0028] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary engine of a processing unit in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0029] FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart implementing incentive-based waste management
system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0030] FIG. 4 illustrates a flow chart for implementing reward value in waste management
system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0031] FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart for recalculating weight of waste material in
accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0032] FIG. 6 illustrates a method of working of proposed system in accordance with an
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0033] The following is a detailed description of embodiments of the disclosure depicted in
the accompanying drawings. The embodiments are in such detail as to clearly communicate the disclosure. However, the amount of detail offered is not intended to limit the anticipated variations of embodiments; on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
[0034] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to
provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0035] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described
below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose
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processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be
performed by a combination of hardware, software, and firmware and/or by human operators.
[0036] Various methods described herein may be practiced by combining one or more
machine-readable storage media containing the code according to the present invention with appropriate standard computer hardware to execute the code contained therein. An apparatus for practicing various embodiments of the present invention may involve one or more computers (or one or more processors within a single computer) and storage systems containing or having network access to computer program(s) coded in accordance with various methods described herein, and the method steps of the invention could be accomplished by modules, routines, subroutines, or subparts of a computer program product.
[0037] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might”
be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0038] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning
of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0039] Exemplary embodiments will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. These exemplary embodiments are provided only for illustrative purposes and so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. The invention disclosed may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Various modifications will be readily apparent to persons skilled in the art. The general principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Moreover, all statements herein reciting embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future (i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure). Also, the terminology and phraseology used is for the purpose of describing exemplary embodiments and should not be considered limiting.
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Thus, the present invention is to be accorded the widest scope encompassing numerous alternatives, modifications and equivalents consistent with the principles and features disclosed. For purpose of clarity, details relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.
[0040] Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those of ordinary skill in the art that the
diagrams, schematics, illustrations, and the like represent conceptual views or processes illustrating systems and methods embodying this invention. The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided through the use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing associated software. Similarly, any switches shown in the figures are conceptual only. Their function may be carried out through the operation of program logic, through dedicated logic, through the interaction of program control and dedicated logic, or even manually, the particular technique being selectable by the entity implementing this invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art further understand that the exemplary hardware, software, processes, methods, and/or operating systems described herein are for illustrative purposes and, thus, are not intended to be limited to any particular named element.
[0041] Embodiments of the present invention may be provided as a computer program
product, which may include a machine-readable storage medium tangibly embodying thereon instructions, which may be used to program a computer (or other electronic devices) to perform a process. The term “machine-readable storage medium” or “computer-readable storage medium” includes, but is not limited to, fixed (hard) drives, magnetic tape, floppy diskettes, optical disks, compact disc read-only memories (CD-ROMs), and magneto-optical disks, semiconductor memories, such as ROMs, PROMs, random access memories (RAMs), programmable read-only memories (PROMs), erasable PROMs (EPROMs), electrically erasable PROMs (EEPROMs), flash memory, magnetic or optical cards, or other type of media/machine-readable medium suitable for storing electronic instructions (e.g., computer programming code, such as software or firmware).A machine-readable medium may include a non-transitory medium in which data may be stored and that does not include carrier waves and/or transitory electronic signals propagating wirelessly or over wired connections. Examples of a non-transitory medium may include, but are not limited to, a magnetic disk or tape, optical storage media such as compact disk (CD) or digital versatile disk (DVD), flash memory, memory or memory devices. A computer-program
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product may include code and/or machine-executable instructions that may represent a
procedure, a function, a subprogram, a program, a routine, a subroutine, a module, a software
package, a class, or any combination of instructions, data structures, or program statements. A
code segment may be coupled to another code segment or a hardware circuit by passing and/or
receiving information, data, arguments, parameters, or memory contents. Information,
arguments, parameters, data, etc. may be passed, forwarded, or transmitted via any suitable
means including memory sharing, message passing, token passing, network transmission, etc.
[0042] Furthermore, embodiments may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware,
middleware, microcode, hardware description languages, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, firmware, middleware or microcode, the program code or code segments to perform the necessary tasks (e.g., a computer-program product) may be stored in a machine-readable medium. A processor(s) may perform the necessary tasks.
[0043] Systems depicted in some of the figures may be provided in various configurations.
In some embodiments, the systems may be configured as a distributed system where one or more components of the system are distributed across one or more networks in a cloud computing system.
[0044] Each of the appended claims defines a separate invention, which for infringement
purposes is recognized as including equivalents to the various elements or limitations specified in the claims. Depending on the context, all references below to the "invention" may in some cases refer to certain specific embodiments only. In other cases it will be recognized that references to the "invention" will refer to subject matter recited in one or more, but not necessarily all, of the claims.
[0045] All methods described herein may be performed in any suitable order unless
otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context. The use of any and all examples, or exemplary language (e.g., “such as”) provided with respect to certain embodiments herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope of the invention otherwise claimed. No language in the specification should be construed as indicating any non-claimed element essential to the practice of the invention.
[0046] Various terms as used herein are shown below. To the extent a term used in a claim
is not defined below, it should be given the broadest definition persons in the pertinent art have given that term as reflected in printed publications and issued patents at the time of filing.
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[0047] The present invention is related to segregating waste material. More particularly, the
present invention is related to waste management system based on incentive and method thereof.
[0048] In an aspect, the present disclosure provides an incentive based waste management
system, said system for waste management can include a load determining device located at
waste trolley or hub to indicate weight of plurality of segregated waste materials, a user input
device with a user account to receive the weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials, a
reward value associated with the weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials.
[0049] In an aspect, a processing unit operatively coupled with the user input device, the
processing unit can include a processor coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions
executable by the processor to receive the weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials,
and compare the received weight with a predefined or configurable weight of corresponding
waste materials, wherein based on comparison when the received weight is more than or equal to
the configurable weight, the processing unit sends a signal to credit predetermined reward value
to the user account.
[0050] In an embodiment, the user account has information of user any or combination of
name, address, contact number, reward value and waste data.
[0051] In an embodiment, the system can include plurality of the segregated waste materials
in any or combination of organic, mix waste, plastic bottles, single use plastic, plastic mix,
biomedical, pouches, metal piece, tetra packs, cardboard, electronic waste, rubber, egg shell,
hair, stationary, paper, glass and miscellaneous.
[0052] In an embodiment, plurality of the waste materials can be transferred from the waste
hub or trolley to collection centre site.
[0053] In an embodiment, weight of plurality of the waste materials can be recalculated by
load determining device at collection centre site such that difference between the indicated
weight of segregated plurality of the waste materials at waste trolley or hub and the recalculated
weight of plurality of the waste materials at collection centre site is zero, plurality of the waste
materials can be dumped at collection centre site according to various categories of waste, and
channelized further towards efficient recycling and disposable pathways.
[0054] In an embodiment, the reward value is redeemable when the credit is equal to or
more than fifty.
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[0055] According to another aspect of the present disclosure a method for waste
management system based on incentives, can include: indicating, by a load determining device, weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials; receiving, by processing unit operatively coupled to user input device, weight of plurality of the segregated waste materials; comparing, the received weight with a predefined or configurable weight of the corresponding waste materials, wherein based on comparison when the received weight is more than or equal to the configurable weight, the processing unit sends a signal to credit predetermined reward value to the user account.
[0056] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary architecture of an incentive based waste management
system 100 to illustrate its overall working in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0057] In an embodiment, an incentive-based waste management system 100 can include
segregated waste materials. The individual or household entity 102 such as local people bring segregated waste materials (interchangeably can be referred to as waste materials herein) at waste center, weight of the segregated waste materials can be indicated by load determining device, after weighing the local people can dispose the waste materials in corresponding waste bins. Local in-charge in user input device 104 (interchangeably can be referred to as computing device 104 herein) feeds indicated weight of corresponding waste materials in user account. The computing device 104 can be operatively coupled with processing unit 106, wherein the indicated weight of corresponding waste materials can be transmitted to the processing unit 106 such that the indicated weight is compared with the predefined weights, if condition is satisfied then reward value can be transferred to the user account. In another embodiment, the user account details are transferred from the processing unit 106 to remote monitoring system 108, wherein the remote monitoring system 108 can be used to monitor details of various users from various areas to enable regulate and monitor waste management. In an exemplary embodiment, the reward value summary can be updated to the user through online mode such as whatsapp, and offline mode such as Short Message Service (SMS).
[0058] In an embodiment, the incentive-based waste management system 100 can include
individual or household entity 102. In another embodiment, the individual entity 102, can include but not limited to a single person of family, a user, an individual identity, and the household
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entity, can include whole family, group of peoples, various users, are authorized to bring segregated waste at the waste hub or bin.
[0059] In an embodiment, the incentive based waste management system 100 can include
load determining devices which are used to indicate weight of segregated waste materials such as household waste, commercial waste, industrial waste, demolition waste, biomedical waste, electronic waste, etc. In another embodiment, the load determining device can include any or combination of spring scale, mechanical scale, multiple of scale, load cells for determining weight of the waste materials. In another embodiment load determining devices to enable quick indication of weight, the load determining device can have separate chambers for simultaneously determining weight of corresponding segregated waste materials. In yet another embodiment, the load determining scales can also be known as mass scale, weight balance, simple scale, weight scale, mass balance, balance scale.
[0060] In an embodiment, the load determining device can be fixed or detachably coupled
with the vehicle carrying waste bins, wherein the load determining device can be a function of quantities of the segregated waste materials kept at the load determining device before transferring the waste materials to corresponding waste bins. In an exemplary embodiment, the load determining device can be fixed or removably attached to storage of the vehicle carrying waste bins to have efficient weighing and transferring of the waste materials directly to waste bins can save lot of time. In another embodiment, the vehicle carrying waste bins can include but not limited to rickshaws or cart-pullers, three-wheelers, four-wheelers, closed van, open van, garbage trucks, waste hub etc.
[0061] In an embodiment, the incentive-based waste management system 100 can include
computing device 104 which can be used by local in-charge 106 to fill particular details of user
and weight of the segregated waste materials, said weight of waste materials can be indicated by
the load determining device. In another embodiment, the computing device 104 can include user
account, said user account can include the particulars of user including but not limited to name,
age, address, contact number, E-Mail ID, and weight of waste materials. In yet another
embodiment, the computing device 104 can include tablet, computer, mobile, laptop, income etc.
[0062] In an embodiment, the incentive-based waste management system 100 can include
plurality of waste bins in which segregated waste materials can be disposed easily. Each waste bin can have distinct color and designed to include corresponding waste materials such as
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recyclable waste, kitchen waste, garden waste, non-recyclable waste, organic, mix waste, plastic bottles, plastic mix, biomedical, pouches, metal piece, tetra packs, cardboard, electronic waste, rubber, egg shell, hair, stationary, and miscellaneous. In another embodiment, each type of waste materials can be stored in corresponding single waste bin. In another embodiment, the waste bin can be directly provided to the individual or household entity with a fee of one time, rental, fixed, deposit, or any other type of fees. In yet another embodiment, the waste bin for promotional basis can be provided on free of cost to the entities.
[0063] In an embodiment, the waste bin can include an identification code. The
identification code can be user friendly and can easily distinguish or identify the waste bin for particular waste materials. In another embodiment, the identification code can be in form of Quick Response (QR) code, Bar code, machine readable code, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) code, magnetic strip code.
[0064] In an embodiment, the incentive-based waste management system 100 can include
processing unit 106 operatively coupled with computing unit 104 to receive details of user account and weight of the waste materials. The processing unit 106 can further be coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions can be executable by processor, wherein reward value can be associated with corresponding weight of the waste materials. The processing unit 106 to receive weight of the segregated waste materials, and compare the received weight with a predefined or configurable weight of the corresponding waste materials, wherein based on comparison when the received weight is more than or equal to the configurable weight, the processing unit 106 sends a signal to credit predetermined reward value to the user account. In exemplary embodiment, the credit reward values are regularly updated to user via online mode or offline mode to enable user to redeem reward values at convenient time period.
[0065] In an embodiment, the incentive-based waste management system 100 includes
remote monitoring system 108 configure with the processing unit 106. The remote monitoring
system 108 receives various user details, waste material values and areas from the processing
unit 106, said remote monitoring system 108 data can be continuously monitored by
administrator 110 for getting real time values comparisons of waste materials from various areas
to enable regulate and monitor overall incentive-based waste management system 100.
[0066] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary engine of a processing unit in accordance with an
embodiment of the present disclosure.
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[0067] In an aspect, the processing unit 200 may comprise one or more processor(s) 202.
The one or more processor(s) 202 may be implemented as one or more microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers, digital signal processors, central processing units, logic circuitries, and/or any devices that manipulate data based on operational instructions. Among other capabilities, the one or more processor(s) 202 are configured to fetch and execute computer-readable instructions stored in a memory 206 of the processing unit 200. The memory 206 may store one or more computer-readable instructions or routines, which may be fetched and executed to create or share the data units over a network service. The memory 206 may comprise any non-transitory storage device including, for example, volatile memory such as RAM, or non-volatile memory such as EPROM, flash memory, and the like.
[0068] The processing unit 200 may also comprise an interface(s) 204. The interface(s) 204
may comprise a variety of interfaces, for example, interfaces for data input and output devices,
referred to as I/O devices, storage devices, and the like. The interface(s) 204 may facilitate
communication of processing unit 104 with various devices coupled to the processing unit 104
such as the input unit 102 and the output unit 106. The interface(s) 204 may also provide a
communication pathway for one or more components of the processing unit 104. Examples of
such components include, but are not limited to, processing engine(s) 208 and data 210.
[0069] The processing engine(s) 208 may be implemented as a combination of hardware and
programming (for example, programmable instructions) to implement one or more functionalities of the processing engine(s) 208. In examples described herein, such combinations of hardware and programming may be implemented in several different ways. For example, the programming for the processing engine(s) 208 may be processor executable instructions stored on a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium and the hardware for the processing engine(s) 208 may comprise a processing resource (for example, one or more processors), to execute such instructions. In the present examples, the machine-readable storage medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processing resource, implement the processing engine(s) 208. In such examples, the processing unit 104 may comprise the machine-readable storage medium storing the instructions and the processing resource to execute the instructions, or the machine-readable storage medium may be separate but accessible to processing unit 200 and the processing resource. In other examples, the processing engine(s) 208 may be implemented by electronic circuitry.
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[0070] The data 210 may compri302se data that is either stored or generated as a result of
functionalities implemented by any of the components of the processing engine(s) 208.
[0071] In an exemplary embodiment, the processing engine(s) 208 may comprise a pre-
processing engine 212, a weight engine 214, a preconfigured engine 216, a reward value engine 218, and other engine(s) 220.
[0072] In an embodiment, the pre-processing engine 212 can be used for processing the
waste material before it can be deposited or collected at waste hub or trolley. The pre-processing engine 212 can be used for segregating the waste at the source.
[0073] In an embodiment, the weight engine 214 can be used for extracting one or more
features associated with the weight of the waste materials being collected at the waste hub or trolley. The user can log on to account to facilitate in maintaining a record of the waste material being deposited by the user or users.
[0074] In an embodiment, the preconfigured engine 216 can be used for keeping a track of
all the preconfigured data associated with the waste materials and the user and the user account. The preconfigured engine 216 can be used for converting the weight of weight material received to an equivalent reward point for the same.
[0075] In an embodiment, the reward value engine 218 can be used for allocating the reward
value to the user account. The reward value can be determined based on the weight of the waste
material being deposited by the user. The reward value can be aggregated to the user account.
[0076] In an embodiment, the aggregated reward values are redeemable. For example, when
the reward values reaches a certain amount the rewards can be redeemed for a gift or a coupon etc.
[0077] FIG. 3 illustrates a flow chart implementing incentive-based waste management
system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0078] In an embodiment, waste material collection vehicle such as van arrives at the waste
hub or trolley which is nearest to individual/ family entity. The user brings segregated waste materials to the waste trolley or hub at block 304, the local in-charge fetches already existing user ID and user details in computing device at block 306. At block 308, weight of segregated waste materials in 6 different categories are determined by load determining device, wherein at block 310 the indicated weight of waste materials are uploaded on the computing device. The processing unit is operatively coupled with the computing device, such that the processing unit
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receives the weight of waste materials from the computing device, the received weight can be
compared with predefined data, and at block 312 reward value is automatically updated or
credited into user account on the basis of weighed segregated waste materials. At block 314,
customer dispose the segregated waste materials into corresponding waste bins as a part of
incentive-based waste management system. In another embodiment, if waste materials are not
segregated by user, no reward value will be credited to the users account at block 316.
[0079] FIG. 4 illustrates a flow chart for implementing reward value in waste management
system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0080] In an embodiment, prior to step 402, user deposited and weighed waste materials on
load determining device, wherein the local in-charge feeds user information and weight of waste materials in the computing device, the processing unit calculates reward value based on the weight of the waste materials. At step 402, based on weight of waste materials, the reward value can be transferred to users account. The reward value can be adjusted with predetermined incentive multiplier at step 404, when reward value becomes equal or greater than 50 at step 406, then only user can be eligible for redemption of reward value at step 408. At step 410, user gets hard copy coupon equivalent to the reward value, and incentives such as oil, napkins, etc provided are based on the coupon received, said incentives are to be collected by user at the waste trolley or hub. In another embodiment, if reward value in user account is less than 50, then the user is not eligible to redeem his reward values in form of the incentives.
[0081] FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart for recalculating weight of waste materials at collection
centre site in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0082] In an embodiment, the segregated waste materials collected at waste trolley or hub
near to local area can be transported to collection centre site at step 502. At step 504, the segregated waste materials can again be weighed in load determining device at collection centre site. At step 506, the weight of waste material received at the collection centre site can be uploaded on the computing device such as mobile application. At step 508, processing unit compare the weight of waste materials at waste trolley or hub and the weight of waste materials at collection centre site, and difference is calculated at step 510. At step 512, if difference between the weight of waste materials at waste hub or hub and the weight of waste materials at collection centre site is equal to zero, at step 514 the segregated waste materials can be dumped at the collection centre site. At step 516, if difference between the weight of waste materials at
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waste hub or trolley and the weight of waste materials at collection centre site is more than zero,
at step 518 operation head is informed and at step 520, the operation head take necessary action
against the local in-charge of waste hub or trolley.
[0083] FIG. 6 illustrates a method of working of proposed system in accordance with an
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0084] In an aspect, the proposed method may be described in general context of computer
executable instructions. Generally, computer executable instructions can include routines,
programs, objects, components, data structures, procedures, modules, functions, etc., that
perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types. The method can also be
practiced in a distributed computing environment where functions are performed by remote
processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed
computing environment, computer executable instructions may be located in both local and
remote computer storage media, including memory storage devices.
[0085] The order in which the method as described is not intended to be construed as a
limitation, and any number of the described method blocks may be combined in any order to
implement the method or alternate methods. Additionally, individual blocks may be deleted from
the method without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein.
Furthermore, the method may be implemented in any suitable hardware, software, firmware, or
combination thereof. However, for ease of explanation, in the embodiments described below, the
method may be considered to be implemented in the above described system.
[0086] In an aspect, present disclosure elaborates a method for waste management system
based on incentives that comprises, at block 602, generating, by a measuring device, an input
signal based on measurement of one or more attributes associated with segregated waste
materials received from a user.
[0087] In an aspect the method further comprises at block 604, responsive to the generated
input signal, extracting, by one or more processors of a processing unit operatively coupled with
the measuring device, any or a combination of weight, and quantity from the one or more
attributes.
[0088] In an aspect, the method further comprises at block 606, comparing, by the one or
more processors, the extracted any or a combination of weight, and quantity with respective
predefined thresholds stored in a first database. Further, at block 608, based on the comparison,
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when the extracted any or a combination of weight, and quantity is more than or equal to the corresponding predefined thresholds, allocating, by the one or more processors, a token to a computing device associated with the user. (for example – Bluetooth printer can be used for printing coupons redeemed for reward values).
[0089] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides
those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, components, or steps that are not expressly referenced. Where the specification claims refers to at least one of something selected from the group consisting of A, B, C ….and N, the text should be interpreted as requiring only one element from the group, not A plus N, or B plus N, etc. The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
[0090] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and
further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.
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ADVANTAGES OF INVENTION
[0091] The present invention provides an incentive based waste management system.
[0092] The present invention provides an incentive based waste management system for
improving public participation in waste segregation and waste dumping.
[0093] The present invention provides an incentive based waste management system for
reducing littering and open waste dumping.
[0094] The present invention provides an incentive based waste management system for
segregating waste in multiple categories.
[0095] The present invention provides an incentive based waste management system that is
efficient, cost effective, and requires least maintenance.

We Claim:
A method for incentivising waste management system, said method comprising:
generating, by a measuring device, an input signal based on measurement of one or more attributes associated with segregated waste materials received from a user;
responsive to the generated input signal, extracting, by one or more processors of a processing unit operatively coupled with the measuring device, any or a combination of weight, and quantity from the one or more attributes;
comparing, by the one or more processors, the extracted any or a combination of weight, and quantity with respective predefined thresholds stored in a first database; and
based on the comparison, when the extracted any or a combination of weight is more than or equal to the corresponding predefined thresholds, allocating, by the one or more processors, a token to a computing device associated with the user. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the segregated waste materials is any or a combination of organic, mix waste, plastic bottles, plastic mix, biomedical, pouches, metal piece, tetra packs, cardboard, electronic waste, rubber, egg shell, hair, stationary, and miscellaneous.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the waste segregation is being performed at source.
The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the method comprises determining type, weight and quantity of the corresponding segregated waste material received from the user after a predefined time period.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method comprises transmitting to the computing device information associated with any or a combination of weight, and quantity of the waste materials.
The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method comprises determining accumulated tokens for the user.
The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the token is redeemable when the accumulated token is equal or more than a predefined value. An incentive-based waste management system, the system comprising:

a measuring device configured to generate an input signal based on measurement of one or more attributes associated with segregated waste materials received from a user; and
a processing unit operatively coupled with the measuring device, the processing unit comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
responsive to generated input signal, extract any or a combination of weight, and quantity of from the one or more attributes; and
compare the extracted any or a combination of weight, and quantity with corresponding predefined thresholds stored in a first database, wherein based on comparison, when the extracted any or a combination of weight is more than or equal to the corresponding predefined thresholds, a token is allocated to a computing device associated with the user.
The system as claimed as in claim 8, wherein weight of plurality of the waste materials is recalculated by load determining device at collection centre site such that difference between the indicated weight of segregated plurality of the waste materials at waste hub or trolley and the recalculated weight of plurality of the waste materials at collection centre site is zero, plurality of the waste materials is dumped at collection centre site. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the system enables registration of a user account, the user account comprises information associated with any or combination of name, address, contact number, and tokens of the user.