Smart Food Wastage Management System in IoT with Effective Alerts using MQTT Protocol
S. Sharmitha1, P Karthikeyan2
1S. Sharmitha, School of Information Technology and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, (Tamil Nadu), India.
2P Karthikeyan, School of Information Technology and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 15 November 2021 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 November 2021 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 December 2021 | Manuscript published on 30 December 2021 | PP: 6-12 | Volume-1 Issue-1 December 2021 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijfe.A1002121121
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Abstract: The paper focuses on developing a system for avoiding food wastage to automatically manage wastage using IoT. Smart food wastage management system is used to organize and distribute food without wastage. According to research done major part of food wastages are done in the events, approximately 1.3 billion-tons of food produced for human utilization is lost or squandered universally. To provide a solution, this system manages wastage of food at all events by estimating the quantity of food needed for the expected people accurately. In the present scenario the caterers fix the quantity approximately for the people expected manually. But this system allows caters to predict accurate quantity of food needed for the people automatically using sensors. This system also helps to donate food through established contact details of NGO’s synced. It sends them notification if there is excess food available at the event. The alert message is notified through the application. It also provides smart refilling system at the buffet. Using level sensors, level fixing is done in the container wherein as the level drops down below the fixed scale, it will alert the caterers to refill the item in the particular container. Since estimation of food is done, we prepare accurately for the need. As the events proceeds it helps us to check on the quantity that is required as the serving quantity drops below certain level, it will alert the caterers to prepare the food that is needed. This will avoid prepared food wastage. Using this alert system, we make food only if needed on timely basis. The existing system will just predict on how much food gets wasted based on waste bin management and recycling the wasted food. In large gatherings there are chances of food being prepared, wasted and then recycled which can be intervened and stopped if we use our application as a preventive measure. In our proposed system we provide a solution for food wastage like estimation of accurately needed food than approximately preparing the food without measuring the exact need. Everything is notified using effective alert system of MQTT protocol.
Keywords: Message Queuing Telemetry Transport Protocol – MQTT protocol, IOT-Internet of things, Food wastage management system, NGO, Estimating the quantity of food, Smart refilling system, Donate food, level fixing.
Scope of the Article: Food Wastage Management System