Authors : Dr. Tabasum Guledgudd; Gurusiddappa Hugar; Aditya Singh R. S.; Kiran Ganta; Girish C. Patil; Manjunath Patakare

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26May1771

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Abstract : Rapid urbanization and population growth have led to an alarming rise in municipal solid waste, exposing critical failures in traditional garbage collection and reporting systems. This paper reviews sixteen smart waste management and webbased complaint system research works published between 2016 and 2026 and proposes the Smart Garbage Management System — a unified, full-stack web platform enabling citizens to submit geo-tagged, image-backed garbage complaints while administrators monitor, assign, and resolve them through a real-time dashboard. The system integrates a React.js frontend, Node.js/Express.js REST backend, MongoDB database, JWT authentication, and Multer image-upload middleware. A structured review of the literature identifies critical capability gaps in existing systems, and evaluation benchmarks drawn from prior work indicate that web-based complaint platforms achieve 45–72% reduction in resolution time and 38–40% gains in citizen re-engagement over offline systems.

Keywords : Smart Garbage Management, Web Application, Complaint Tracking, Admin Dashboard, Node.js, MongoDB, Multer, React.js, IoT Waste Management, Real-Time Status, Citizen Reporting, Smart City.

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