A Computer Vision and AI based solution for solid waste segregation
WHY ISCAVENGER
Economic development, urbanization and improved living standards in cities have significantly enhanced the quantity and complexity of solid waste.
Mixed-waste processing remains a challenging task requiring huge logistics for its processing.
A large part of waste segregation today is manual driven, requiring huge manpower working 24×7 for sorting waste into different categories. The working conditions are generally very challenging having a high possibility of exposure to a hazardous environment.
Source*: https://www.zoo.org.au/melbourne/whats-on/events/planet-or-plastic/
WHAT HAVE WE DONE
In our quest to empower enterprises with AI and Computer Vision in a safe, sustainable way, DVIEW has partnered with VINGLABS to develop an AI powered segregation solution for automatic segregation of solid waste with focus on one-time use plastics and plastic packets.
The team (mainly Jasdeep, Vaibhav and Vikrant) have gone through a painstaking process of
- Developing an extensive image dataset of plastic waste
- Developing a computer vision object detection algorithm based on Deep Learning
- System supports about 26 different brands and their variants
- Developing a prototype conveyor belt and mechanical segregator
We are now progressing towards trying the technology in commercial waste segregation facilities.
We would love to collaborate and partner with organizations who are interested in the topic and would benefit from such a solution.