Our journey began with a vivid childhood memory of a peculiar 'mountain' on the outskirts of Gurgaon- one that eventually turned out to be the Bhandwari landfill, which today stands at a staggering 38 meters tall across 33 acres.

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While putting a microcontroller and a battery in a dustbin might seem 'extra' to some, the modern waste crisis demands radical innovation. Driven by insights from solar energy and AI frameworks at Brown and Inspirit AI in 2022, we took a hard look at why waste management was failing. We realized that improper sorting at the source is what directly fuels these massive landfills. To bridge this gap and automate the entire process, our team came together to build a smarter solution. That is why we created SAWT.