Using NFC tags in Home Assistant - Never forget bin day again!

I forget bin day way too often, so I decided to get Home Assistant to help me remember using NFC tags.

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Chapters:
0:00 Bin day run
0:34 The plan
1:16 Where to place the NFC tag
2:13 Adding an NFC tag to HA
3:53 Three step automation
5:04 Step 1: Tag event
6:58 Step 2: Send alert
10:46 Step 3: Reset alert flow
12:19 Storing context in the file system
14:08 Other tag ideas

[NicksStuff]

Easier way (than grabbing your phone, unlocking it and scanning a tag every fucking time): stick a tilt or vibration sensor to your bin. If it's activated within x hours of garbage collection, it means you took the garbage out.
(And if it's activated during garbage collection timeframe, it means they have been collected and can be retrieved)

[Stephen-Jones]

One thing you could do to make it nicer is change the type from string (click the az button) to boolean and then instead you could check if isn't `true`. Another thing worth playing with is there is a HACS addon "Waste Collection Schedule" that might be available for your area which can update your bin days for you. (For me mine is normally on a Thursday but sometime around xmas/etc it might move and nicely my council has an API you can get data from to ensure it is always correct.)

Thanks for sharing btw, always nice to see what others do

[CreaseysWorkshop]

I did something similar with a vibration sensor. I screwed it onto the base near the wheels. It works great.

[FoneBone]

Thanks for the video. and in node -red ... love it :) :) i did make it for my vitamins. i did use a LOT of time to try this out with other apps and youtube videos ...and then i did find your video you made it easy to setup :)

[FoneBone]

My node-red folder don't have anything

[dschaedler]

Is it possible to somehow make this generic for multiple tasks? I don't want to setup the script for every chore i want to track. I would love to be able to just have a room of chores or smth like that and automatically have the reset and set etc working already

[finiarelk]

I dont know if I missed it, but do you have a way of turning off the notifications reminder process when you are away and cannot tap the tag to complete the task of putting your bins out?

[techtronics]

How can i make an automation where i can double scan my nfc tag, means if i scan it once it will toggle my lights, and if i double scan it it will toggle my fan.

[HATipsByLarry]

When i saw this video i thought dang Lars is costing me more money now i'll have to go out and buy some NFC tags. 😏But then i remembered that when i bought the switchbot lock it came with 2 NFC tags. They have the switchbot name on them but they work just fine. So just added a trashcans HA Helper then used some super glue and works just fine. Thanks for the idea it was a very good one. 😀 For a notification i use google assistant to tell me when i haven't taken it out yet. Also use HA's fairly new local calendar to trigger the reminder. It also tells me if its recycle week with a little template i made. And now thanks to you it won't remind me if i've already taken it out. Also i don't reset the helper automatically i scan the tag again when i go and put them back where they belong which then turns off the helper and that keeps google from telling me to go put them back.

[thomasmoore]

Anyway to use Node-red to do every other week? Currently our trash is every Tuesday but our recycle is every other Tuesday so would love to setup one for our recycle but im unsure how i'd go about this. Any tips would be appreciated!

[acassels]

Great video - appreciate the link to node red user manual.

[ITB_News]

Great video as always Lars... I just create a calendar invite in Gmail to trigger every Sunday night to put the bins out 😂

[KeranMcKenzie]

Ha ha ha 😂 - love the intro! I also find it funny/scary .. I have NFC tags arriving this week, handy that you are one step ahead - but scary that you are umm constantly doing projects I’m also “exploring” 😂😮😂😮

[SharpGIS]

You can do this in 10 seconds: “Hey Google/Alexa/Siri: Every Wednesday at 8am, remind me to take the bins out”. Seems easier to dismiss that notification if you already did than remember to tap the bin.
Would be cooler if you detected the bins are not by the road so you don’t have to do an action like tapping your bins.

[Tntdruid]

You only have 2 bins? We got 6 now here in Denmark, crazy garbage sorting 😂

[ubeaut]

I just put my bin schedule in my calendar and set notifications. Much easier.