IIT Madras Start-Up Develops Smart Dustbin System To Prevent COVID-19 Spread

An IIT-incubated start-up has developed a ‘smart bin system’ to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through waste generated at hospitals, clinics, public places and quarantine zones.

Called ‘AirBin’, the system developed by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras enables remote monitoring of waste accumulation levels through smart phone. The system can be retrofitted on to existing garbage bins on nearby poles, walls or the bin lids.