Home Automation

We have multiple containers for different types of waste.
Green = compost Orange = plastic Blue = paper Gray = all other
One has to be places at the curb in some ingenious schedule. The collection company publishes an API with the collection schedule per address. Why not put it to use?

Why not build a small notifier that signals what bin will be collected?
Why not have that notifier be the shape of a bin with a lid that will light up in the color of the bin? And have a way so signal that the bin has been placed at the curb? My house uses HomeAssistant with ESPhome devices, so let’s build from there.

My solar panels generate more power that we consume for 6 months of the year. And the cheapes power is the power you do not have to buy from the grid. So running our machines when I produce an excess is the most efficient solution. But how do I know when to turn on my machines? Most of them are not ‘smart’ and only have a delayed start. So how do I know at what time to program this delayed start? And what are these fun little repurposed epaper price tags I have laying around?…