Garbage Dataset

garbage-dataset

(Suman Kunwar, CC BY-SA 4.0)

This dataset consists of waste images grouped into 10 classes (metal, glass, biological, paper, battery, trash, cardboard, shoes, clothes, and plastic). It is collected from various internet sources and the D.Waste app, labeled and manually verified. Data preprocessing activities including data cleaning, resizing, normalization, and file format handling were performed. The number of images in respective classes is as follows:

Metal

Items: 1869

Glass

Items: 4097

Biological

Items: 985

Paper

Items: 2727

Battery

Items: 945

Trash

Items: 834

Cardboard

Items: 2341

Shoes

Items: 1977

Clothes

Items: 5325

Plastic

Items: 2542

Download and Citation

One can download this dataset from kaggle by following this link. For citation, use this doi: 10.34740/kaggle/ds/2814684. The images are annotated using our annotation tool (Annotate Lab), which can be found on Github.
⚠️Note: The dataset will be updated on a yearly basis, and versioning will be provided.
annotation-tool

(Suman Kunwar, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Landfill Waste Rates

This choropleth illustrates tons of landfill waste per person by state mapped with a threshold scale, providing valuable insights into waste management practices across the country.

Tips for Managing Waste

Plastic

- Try to use less plastic by purchasing items with less packaging, bringing your own bags and containers to the store, and avoiding single-use plastics such as straws and water bottles.
- Use plastic items multiple times before disposing of them, such as reusable shopping bags, containers for leftovers, and refillable water bottles.
- Sort plastic items by their recycling symbol and put them in the appropriate recycling bin.
- Share the importance of managing plastic waste with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce plastic waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of plastic waste, do not litter it.
- Consider alternatives to plastic, like reusable straws, biodegradable containers, bamboo toothbrushes, etc.

Paper

- Try to use less paper by switching to electronic documents, using both sides of a sheet of paper, and avoiding unnecessary printing.
- Use paper items multiple times before disposing of them, such as using scrap paper for notes or using old newspapers as packing material.
- Sort paper items by type and put them in the appropriate recycling bin.
- Share the importance of managing paper waste with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce paper waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of paper waste, do not litter it.
- Support Alternatives: Consider alternatives to paper, like electronic documents, cloth napkins or handkerchiefs, electronic books, etc.
- Choose paper products with high post-consumer recycled content.
- Use paperless billing options, unsubscribe from unwanted paper mail.

Biological

- Try to generate less waste by purchasing less processed foods, composting your food scraps, and avoiding single-use disposable items.
- Compost your food scraps and yard waste instead of sending them to the landfill. This will create nutrient-rich soil for your garden.
- Some food waste can be recycled into animal feed or biofuel.
- Share the importance of managing biological waste with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, compost, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce biological waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of biological waste, do not litter it.
- Consider alternatives to disposables, like reusable containers and utensils, cloth napkins, compostable products.
- Start a community composting program.
- Use vermicomposting for small-scale composting, it's easy and efficient.

Glass

- Try to use less glass by purchasing items with less packaging, using reusable containers, and avoiding single-use glass items.
- Use glass items multiple times before disposing of them, such as using glass jars for storage or refilling glass bottles.
- Sort glass items by color and put them in the appropriate recycling bin.
- Share the importance of managing glass waste with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce glass waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of glass waste, do not litter it.
- Consider alternatives to glass, like silicone or stainless steel containers, or paper-based packaging.
- Use deposit return schemes on glass bottles, it encourages recycling.
- Consider using glass bottles instead of plastic bottles when possible, it's more environmentally friendly.

Metal

- Try to use less metal by purchasing items with less packaging, using reusable containers, and avoiding single-use metal items.
- Use metal items multiple times before disposing of them, such as using metal containers for storage or refilling metal cans.
- Sort metal items by type and put them in the appropriate recycling bin.
- Share the importance of managing metal waste with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce metal waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of metal waste, do not litter it.
- Consider alternatives to metal, like bamboo or wooden utensils, or paper-based packaging.
- Use scrap metal recycling centers, it reduces the need for mining new raw materials.
- Avoid products made from mixed materials (like plastic-coated metal cans) as they are hard to recycle and are often just thrown away.

Cardboard

- Try to use less cardboard by purchasing items with less packaging, using reusable containers, and avoiding unnecessary shipping boxes.
- Use cardboard items multiple times before disposing of them, such as using cardboard boxes for storage or packing materials.
- Sort cardboard items by type and put them in the appropriate recycling bin.
- Share the importance of managing cardboard waste with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce cardboard waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of cardboard waste, do not litter it.
- Consider alternatives to cardboard, like paper-based packaging or biodegradable materials.
- Use corrugated cardboard recycling centers, it reduces the need for cutting down trees to make new cardboard.
- Choose products with minimal packaging, or package-free products, and encourage others to do the same.

Trash

- Try to generate less waste by purchasing fewer products, using reusable containers, and avoiding single-use disposable items.
- Use items multiple times before disposing of them, such as using reusable containers for storage or refilling bottles.
- Sort items by type and put them in the appropriate recycling bin.
- Share the importance of managing trash with friends and family, and encourage others to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
- Support businesses and organizations that are working to reduce waste and promote sustainable practices.
- Properly dispose of trash, do not litter it.
- Consider alternatives to disposables, like reusable containers and utensils, cloth napkins, biodegradable products.
- Start a community recycling program.
- Incorporate a "waste hierarchy" in your routine, which prioritizes reducing, reusing, and recycling over sending waste to landfills or incineration.
- Consider using a waste audit to identify the most common types of waste in your household or office and develop a plan to reduce or recycle those items.