MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202521118450 A) filed by Vishwakarma Institute Of Technology, Pune, Maharashtra, on Nov. 28, 2025, for 'an automated waste monitoring and segregation system.'

Inventor(s) include Raut, Krutika Raghunath; Meshram, Shreyanshi Chittaranjan; Kumbhar, Sneha Sandip; Rayanade, Shruti Suhas; Deshmukh, Minal Samir; Raut, Ketan Janraoji; and Ratnaparkhi, Archana Kshitij.

The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to an automated waste monitoring and segregation system based on ESP8266 for automated waste detection, segre...