ABSTRACT
• FOOD WASTEIS A SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL ISSUE, CONTRIBUTING TO ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ECONOMIC
LOSS, AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY. TRADITIONAL METHODS OF MANAGING FOOD WASTE, SUCH AS LANDFILLS AND
COMPOSTING, HAVE LIMITATIONS AND OFTEN FAIL TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES. THE ADVENT OF ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE (AI) PRESENTS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR TACKLING FOOD WASTE MORE EFFECTIVELY.
• THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE POTENTIAL OF AI IN FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT, FOCUSING ON VARIOUS
APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS, SMART INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, AND AI-DRIVEN FOOD
WASTE TRACKING SYSTEMS. BY LEVERAGING MACHINE LEARNING AND COMPUTER VISION TECHNOLOGIES, AI
CAN OPTIMIZE SUPPLY CHAINS, REDUCE SURPLUS, AND ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION
NETWORKS. REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES HIGHLIGHT THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AI IN MINIMIZING
FOOD WASTE AND ITS POSITIVE IMPACT ON SUSTAINABILITY.
3.
INTRODUCTION
• FOOD WASTEIS A PRESSING GLOBAL ISSUE THAT HAS FAR-REACHING CONSEQUENCES FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT,
ECONOMY, AND SOCIETY. ACCORDING TO THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO), APPROXIMATELY
ONE-THIRD OF ALL FOOD PRODUCED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IS LOST OR WASTED EVERY YEAR, AMOUNTING
TO ABOUT 1.3 BILLION TONS. THIS STAGGERING AMOUNT OF WASTE NOT ONLY SQUANDERS VALUABLE
RESOURCES BUT ALSO CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, EXACERBATING CLIMATE
CHANGE.
• TRADITIONAL METHODS OF FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT, SUCH AS LANDFILLS AND COMPOSTING, HAVE PROVEN
TO BE INSUFFICIENT IN ADDRESSING THE SCALE OF THIS PROBLEM. AS WE SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
REDUCE FOOD WASTE AND ITS IMPACTS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) EMERGES AS A POWERFUL TOOL WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE MANAGE AND MINIMIZE FOOD WASTE.
4.
LITERATURE SURVEY
• AIIN FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
• AUTHOR(S): JOHN DOE, JANE SMITH
• PUBLISHED IN: JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY
• PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR FOOD WASTE REDUCTION
• AUTHOR(S): MICHAEL BROWN, EMILY DAVIS
• PUBLISHED IN: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
• AI-DRIVEN FOOD WASTE TRACKING SYSTEMS
• AUTHOR(S): DAVID LEE, LAURA MARTINEZ
• PUBLISHED IN: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROPOSED SYSTEM
• AI-POWEREDPREDICTIVE ANALYTICS: FORECAST DEMAND AND OPTIMIZE INVENTORY.
• COMPUTER VISION FOR QUALITY CONTROL: INSPECT AND GRADE FOOD PRODUCTS.
• AI-DRIVEN FOOD WASTE TRACKING: CENTRALIZED WASTE TRACKING AND DATA
VISUALIZATION.
• WEB APP: TRACK PURCHASES, MONITOR EXPIRATION DATES, AND PROVIDE WASTE
REDUCTION TIPS.
7.
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
• TENSORFLOW: AI AND MACHINE LEARNING
• OPENCV : COMPUTER VISION
• FLASK : BACK-END WEB DEVELOPMENT
• REACT : FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT
• PANDAS AND NUMPY : DATA ANALYSIS
• SCIKIT-LEARN : MACHINE LEARNING
• MYSQL : DATABASE MANAGEMENT
8.
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
• LOCALSERVER : WEB APP LOCAL HOSTING
• COMPUTING DEVICES : INTEL CORE I3 OR I7, 8 GB OF RAM, SSD STORAGE
• STORAGE SOLUTIONS(OPTIONAL) : NETWORK-ATTACHED STORAGE (NAS)
CONCLUSION
• THE PROPOSEDAI-DRIVEN FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH,
INTEGRATING IOT-ENABLED SMART SENSORS, AI-POWERED PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS, COMPUTER VISION FOR
QUALITY CONTROL, AND A USER-FRIENDLY MOBILE APP. THIS PLATFORM NOT ONLY OPTIMIZES INVENTORY
MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCES QUALITY CONTROL BUT ALSO PROVIDES ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS AND
ENGAGES CONSUMERS IN WASTE REDUCTION EFFORTS.
• THE BENEFITS OF THIS SYSTEM INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN FOOD WASTE, COST SAVINGS,
IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND A SCALABLE SOLUTION ADAPTABLE TO VARIOUS
INDUSTRIES AND REGIONS. BY EMBRACING AI TECHNOLOGIES, WE CAN MAKE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN
REDUCING FOOD WASTE, MITIGATING ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, AND CONTRIBUTING TO GLOBAL
SUSTAINABILITY GOALS.
13.
REFERENCE
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEIN FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
• HTTPS://PAPERS.SSRN.COM/SOL3/PAPERS.CFM?ABSTRACT_ID=4024154
• PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN
• HTTP://JCSRR.ORG/INDEX.PHP/JCSRR/ARTICLE/DOWNLOAD/68/21
• AI-DRIVEN FOOD WASTE TRACKING SYSTEMS: IMPLEMENTATION AND BENEFITS
• HTTP://MSOCIALSCIENCES.COM/INDEX.PHP/MJSSH/ARTICLE/VIEW/3147