SmartSort: Accelerating Climate Action through AI-Powered Waste Audits

The Project

SmartSort is an innovative AI-powered mobile application designed to automate and enhance the accuracy of waste audits. By utilizing advanced image analysis technology, the app categorizes waste into landfill, compost, and recyclables with up to 95% accuracy. This reduces the need for manual labor in waste sorting, streamlines the waste management process, and promotes more sustainable practices by making accurate waste audits quick and easy.

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Team Comments

I created SmartSort to tackle waste mismanagement and climate change. By automating waste audits, I aimed to make them more frequent and accessible, improving recycling rates and reducing landfill use.

Developing an AI to accurately identify various waste types was challenging. I used the Gemini-Vision-Pro model and improved its accuracy to 95% through iterative testing and training.

With more time, I would add augmented reality (AR) features to teach real-time waste sorting and expand our data set for greater accuracy across different regions. I'd also enhance the user interface based on feedback.