Bee'ah, a leading integrated environmental and waste management company in the Middle East, has unveiled solar-powered bins across Sharjah that will act as hotspots.
It is in line with the UAE's Innovation Week, which seeks to promote and encourage the finest ideas on innovation from government and private sectors, as well as the public, said a statement.
Designed and built by BigBelly, a leading provider of bin solutions in the US, the units are being rolled out starting in Sharjah, following an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bee'ah, where the company committed to several hundred WiFi bins to be deployed across Sharjah and the UAE in prominent locations as soon as early next year, it said.
This will make Sharjah the first location in the Middle East to have smart bin technology with WiFi hotspot in parallel with leading cities such as London and New York.
The innovative Smart bins will act as WiFi hotspots and are double streamed for increased solar capacity.
They also come equipped with sensors to detect when the bin is full, and will communicate with the Bee'ah control room allowing its waste collection division Tandeef’s team to make the necessary collection in an efficient and eco-friendly way.
The solar panels provide the energy required to operate the compactor, which will allow the bins to collect five times more trash before needing to be emptied.
Salim Al Owais, chairman of Bee'ah, said: "The smart wifi bins being introduced by Bee'ah are a step forward in environmental innovation, optimally merging efficiency and utility. The fact that Sharjah will be the region's first location to offer them is a testament to our emirate's growing status as an environmental capital of the Middle East.
“This technology is part of an innovative suite of ground-breaking products and services we are in the process of rolling out, in line with innovative vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, to protect the environment and ensure a sustainable future." - TradeArabia News Service