MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511125189 A) filed by Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, on Dec. 11, 2025, for 'iot-enabled eco bin system.'

Inventor(s) include Rohini Bawa.

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 intelligent waste management system integrating real-time artificial intelligence (AI)-based waste recognition, automated segregation and a user-oriented gamification module to promote responsible disposal behaviour. The system combines an AI camera module, gas sensors, automated mechanical sorting components and IoT...