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have a balanced heat and moisture            implications for modern households
                        content,   indicating    a   suitable        and  businesses,  particularly  in
                        compost  for  agricultural  use.  The        urban areas where space and time
                        grinding  process  facilitated  by  the      constraints often hinder sustainable
                        Motor  Dynamo  Power  Window                 waste     management       practices.
                        processes ensured uniform particle
                        sizes,       promoting         faster
                        decomposition       and      nutrient        A. Addressing the Importance of
                        enrichment.                                  Organic Waste

                                                                     Organic  waste  is  often  overlooked
                        C. Energy Efficiency                         as  a  valuable  resource.  Society
                                                                     tends    to   discard    it   without
                        The  system’s  power  consumption            considering its potential for creating
                        was minimized due to the ESP32’s             nutrient-rich  compost  that  can
                        energy-efficient     design.     The         benefit agriculture and landscaping.
                        integration  of  a  water  pump  for         By implementing a system like the
                        automatic  moisture  control  also           IoT-based        compost         bin,
                        contributed        to       resource         communities      can     shift   their
                        optimization, using water only when          perspective  on  organic  waste,
                        necessary.                                   recognizing  it  as  an  asset  rather
                                                                     than            a            burden.

                        3.2 Discussion                               This  project  also  emphasizes  the
                                                                     environmental        benefits      of
                        The  results  indicate  that  the  IoT-      composting.     Diverting     organic
                        based  composting  trash  bin  is  an        waste    from    landfills   reduces
                        effective tool for managing organic          methane  emissions,  a  significant
                        waste. The integration  of  real-time        contributor  to  climate  change.
                        monitoring  and  automated  control          Additionally,  producing  compost
                        systems  enhances  the  efficiency           locally  minimizes  the  need  for
                        and convenience of the composting            chemical  fertilizers,  reducing  their
                        process.      This     technological         environmental impact and fostering
                        approach      addresses       several        more     sustainable      agricultural
                        challenges      associated       with        practices.
                        traditional  composting  methods,
                        such  as  inconsistent  monitoring,          B. Societal Implications
                        labor-intensive  maintenance,  and
                        lack    of    user     engagement.           The  introduction  of  automated
                                                                     composting systems can empower
                        The use of IoT technology enables            individuals and communities to take
                        users  to  actively  monitor  and            an     active    role    in    waste
                        manage their composting process,             management. For households, this
                        even    from    a   distance.  This          system  provides  an  easy  and
                        innovation       has       significant       efficient  way  to  compost  organic
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