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But why?! The beauty of this example is that the potential cost and resource
savings are massive, while it improves user experience at the same time. Knowing
the fill level allows to send in the trash collecting vehicle as soon as it is
needed, but only IF it is needed.
This saves a lot of wasted trips to trash cans that didn't need emptying. And
since this problems scales thousandfold in cities, the savings on energy, labor,
and maintenance of the trash truck fleet are huge.
On the other hand operators can plan better ahead, and for example adapt the
trash can density for highly utilised regions. Users will benefit because they
will rarely experience a full or overflowing trash can any more.
HT to @golioth_iot for highlighting this in
their demo!