This was an innovation challenge to seek a solution that will allow the City to generate data on avoidable food waste and incorrect sorting in the organic waste stream. The data allows for insights that can be communicated back to households while maintaining privacy. The goal is to increase the data points to make better decisions and test interventions. Using a specialized camera and the latest AI technology to detect items being dumped from green carts into the organics collection vehicle, the pilot was successful in identifying five specific items with over 90% accuracy. Our next step is to collaborate with a company that has AI technology with the capability to link the RFID tag on the organics cart to the street address which will be used to identify recycling contamination at the household level. Residents may then be informed of contaminants found along with a description of the program. The data gained can be used to design additional print and social media recycling campaigns.
Hii ilikuwa changamoto ya ubunifu kutafuta suluhisho ambalo litaruhusu Jiji kuzalisha data juu ya taka ya chakula inayoweza kuepukwa na uainishaji usio sahihi katika mkondo wa taka ya kikaboni. Takwimu hizo huruhusu ufahamu ambao unaweza kuwasiliana na nyumba wakati wa kudumisha faragha. Lengo ni kuongeza pointi za data kufanya maamuzi bora na majaribio ya uingiliaji. Kwa kutumia kamera maalum na teknolojia ya hivi karibuni ya AI kugundua vitu vinavyotupwa kutoka kwa magari ya kijani kwenye gari la ukusanyaji wa kikaboni, majaribio yalifanikiwa kutambua vitu vitano maalum na usahihi wa zaidi ya 90%. Hatua yetu ya pili ni kushirikiana na kampuni ambayo ina teknolojia ya AI na uwezo wa kuunganisha RFID tag kwenye gari la viumbe hai na anwani ya barabara ambayo itatumika kutambua uchafuzi wa kuchakata katika ngazi ya kaya. Kisha wakazi wanaweza kuarifiwa juu ya uchafuzi uliopatikana pamoja na maelezo ya programu hiyo. Takwimu zilizopatikana zinaweza kutumika kubuni kampeni za ziada za kuchapisha na vyombo vya habari vya kijamii vya kuchakata.