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Hospital waste management is a difficult problem faced by the healthcare facilities throughout the world. If these bio medical wastes are not disposed properly, it may lead to spread of infectious diseases. IoT-enabled waste management system will provide a smart solution to this problem.

Sensor-enabled dustbins may be used which is connected through IoT devices. The sensors detect the amount of trash present and automated messages will be generated to dispose the waste when the garbage bin is full. Through the connected devices, autonomous robots can fetch the garbage and dispose it in a smart way.

As robots are involved in disposing medical wastes, this may reduce the risk of spreading of the diseases through housekeeping staff who generally deals with disposal of garbage. This smart way of waste disposal will keep the hospital environment clean and safe.