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climate change. Furthermore, the Despite its advantages, manual
decomposition process produces composting is often perceived as
unpleasant odors and air pollution, burdensome and time-consuming,
posing respiratory health risks for especially for households lacking
communities near landfill sites. modern composting facilities.
Consequently, many individuals
From a public health perspective, prefer to dispose of organic waste
waste accumulation becomes a rather than process it into compost.
breeding ground for infectious This leads to a persistent cycle
diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, where a large proportion of organic
and dengue fever. Blocked waste ends up in landfills.
drainage systems caused by waste
often lead to flooding during the In light of these challenges, Internet
rainy season, resulting in of Things (IoT)-based technology
infrastructure damage, economic offers a promising solution. IoT
losses, and increased risks of enables devices such as
waterborne diseases. Considering composters to operate
these severe consequences, the automatically and be monitored
management of organic waste remotely via mobile device. One
demands immediate and innovative relevant innovation is the IoT-based
solutions. composting bin, equipped with
sensors to monitor temperature and
Efforts to address these issues humidity during the composting
have been pursued through both process, ensuring optimal
social and technological conditions for organic waste
approaches. On the social front, decomposition. With this
zero-waste campaigns and waste technology, users can receive
bank programs aim to raise public notifications when the compost is
awareness about the importance of ready for use or when the device
separating and reducing organic requires maintenance, making
waste. However, these initiatives waste processing more convenient
require significant behavioral and efficient.
changes and long periods to
achieve noticeable impacts. Previous studies have
Technological approaches, such as demonstrated the potential of IoT in
composting, have emerged as waste management. For instance,
effective solutions for processing Muhammad Arif Maula Nabil
organic waste into natural fertilizers. developed a smart trash can system
Compost provides ecological incorporating LED indicators to
benefits by improving soil quality signal when the bin is full. This
and reducing dependence on innovation highlights how IoT
chemical fertilizers. integration can enhance the