As part of our work to become a smart city, we have installed 11,000 smart sensors in a range of communal and litter bins. This project was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Zero Waste Scotland. We delivered three projects budgeted at £6.4m, of which £2.5m is part of the ERDF grant.
Smart bin sensors are helping us keep a track of:
- if a bin is full
- when they are emptied
- how often they are used
This is helping make our neighbourhoods nicer places to live and protect our environment from litter. We are using this data to:
- create more efficient waste collection routes, helping us save fuel and allowing us to divert resources to other places
- respond to full or overflowing bins more quickly
In communal bins, sensors will be fixed to the inside of lids and are in a small grey box. In litter bins, sensors will be fixed to the back of the bin.
