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This article presents the design and implementation of a smart system, called the Waste Treatment System (WTS), for controlling parameters of waste decomposition in the trash bins installed in Riobamba city (Ecuador). The prototype allows monitoring in real time both the amount of waste and the level of rottenness of garbage by means of the measurement of different parameters that indicate the characteristics of the leachates generated inside. The motivation of this work was to yield an efficient solution to urban waste treatment that optimizes resources in the collection process by providing real-time information to improve collection frequency vehicles and also reduce emissions by the decomposition of organic waste. The tests allowed assessing technical aspects such as the maximum coverage of wireless communication, the transmission channel capacity for each prototype, the data-processing requirements, and other more particular parameters such as the production of leachates due to the frequency of collection and the environmental conditions, which will be useful in future work on environmental impact.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/info11040231","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,23]],"date-time":"2020-04-23T10:46:22Z","timestamp":1587638782000},"page":"231","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Smart Waste Monitoring System as an Initiative to Develop a Digital Territory in Riobamba City"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Diego","family":"Veloz-Cherrez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Informatics and Electronics, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba 060150, Ecuador"}]},{"given":"Ra\u00fal","family":"Lozada-Yanez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Informatics and Electronics, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba 060150, Ecuador"}]},{"given":"Jes\u00fas","family":"Rodr\u00edguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Informatics and Electronics, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica de Chimborazo, Riobamba 060150, Ecuador"}]},{"given":"Pa\u00fal","family":"Mayorga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas, Univercidad Central Del Ecuador, Riobamba 060150, Ecuador"}]},{"given":"Johana","family":"Panchi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas, Univercidad Central Del Ecuador, Riobamba 060150, Ecuador"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,4,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Eltel\u00e9grafo (2019, March 14). 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