Humans produce an almost staggering amount of waste each year. People purchased 480 billion plastic bottles in 2016 and are on track to increase that figure by more than 100 billion by 2021. More than 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been manufactured since the early...
Throw IoT connectivity into the trash and garbage is transformed into data that reorders the products that were just thrown away. For June’s Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker, Rob Griffin, cofounder of GeniCan, spoke with PYMNTS about how connected trash devices are helping households never...
Why would anyone chuck a connected device directly into the trash right after purchasing it? Because, from inside a trash can, a data-rich location, connected households can get an assist in monitoring their waste and keeping tabs on what items need replenishment. June’s PYMNTS.com Intelligence...
October 31, 2024
Trash — often dismissed as a gritty, behind-the-scenes operation — is going digital. It is arriving in good company. Traditionally, waste management involved cash-heavy transactions. Independent truckers and small business owners frequently received cash payments for hauling loads of construction debris, scrap metal, or even discarded residential goods. But as municipalities increasingly push for cashless, […]
