ScrapGo: Waste & Scrap Collection Mobile Application

Digitizing waste & scrap pickup management for commercial establishments across Ernakulam.

🚀 Overview

This project provides a cross-platform mobile application for businesses and waste collectors, along with an admin dashboard and backend API for the Administrators. It digitizes the full workflow — pickup scheduling, routed communication, status tracking, billing, and reporting.

Built using:

• Ionic + Capacitor → Mobile App (Android & iOS)
• Node.js + Express → Backend API
• MongoDB Atlas → Cloud database
• React → Admin Dashboard
• Twilio / Exotel → Routed call system
• Firebase Cloud Messaging → Push notifications

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📱 Core Objectives

1. Enable businesses to schedule recyclable waste pickups digitally.
2. Provide the Administrators with a unified dashboard to manage collectors, bookings, and billing.
3. Ensure secure client–collector communication through routed calls.
4. Lay the groundwork for future modules: live tracking, logistics integration, payment collection.

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🧩 Features

For Businesses

• Business registration & verification
• Raise pickup requests
• Track status: Requested → Accepted → On the Way → Collected
• Access invoices & pickup history
• Routed calling to the assigned collector
• View standard scrap rates

For Collectors

• Receive and manage assigned pickups
• Update progress and upload collection proof
• Call clients through a masked/routed system

For Administrators

• Manage collectors, clients, categories, and rates
• Assign pickups (manual/auto-queue)
• Generate reports & analytics
• Export invoices and summaries

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🏗️ Technology Stack

Area	Technology
Mobile App	Ionic + Capacitor
Admin Dashboard	React
Backend	Node.js + Express
Database	MongoDB Atlas
Authentication	JWT
Communication	Twilio / Exotel
Hosting	Render / AWS
Notifications	FCM

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🛠️ Development Phases

Phase 1 — Core MVP

• Registration
• Pickup booking
• Routed call system
• Basic billing
• Admin dashboard (operational)

Phase 2 — Feature Expansion

• Reporting & analytics
• Rate management
• Notifications
• Performance improvement

Phase 3 — Deployment & Training

• UI refinements
• App Store + Play Store release
• Documentation & training

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📈 Future Enhancements

• Live collector tracking
• Porter logistics integration
• Digital payments (Razorpay)
• Automated price optimization

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👥 Contributors

• Developer: Mazahir B Haroon
• Project: Waste & Scrap Collection System (Ernakulam)

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