Learning Using Privileged Information for Litter Detection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.04124v1
• Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2025 06:46:14 GMT
• Title: Learning Using Privileged Information for Litter Detection
• Authors: Matthias Bartolo, Konstantinos Makantasis, Dylan Seychell,
• Abstract summary: This study presents a novel approach that combines privileged information with deep learning object detection.<n>We evaluate our method across five widely used object detection models.<n>Our results suggest that this methodology offers a practical solution for litter detection.
• Score: 0.6390468088226494
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: As litter pollution continues to rise globally, developing automated tools capable of detecting litter effectively remains a significant challenge. This study presents a novel approach that combines, for the first time, privileged information with deep learning object detection to improve litter detection while maintaining model efficiency. We evaluate our method across five widely used object detection models, addressing challenges such as detecting small litter and objects partially obscured by grass or stones. In addition to this, a key contribution of our work can also be attributed to formulating a means of encoding bounding box information as a binary mask, which can be fed to the detection model to refine detection guidance. Through experiments on both within-dataset evaluation on the renowned SODA dataset and cross-dataset evaluation on the BDW and UAVVaste litter detection datasets, we demonstrate consistent performance improvements across all models. Our approach not only bolsters detection accuracy within the training sets but also generalises well to other litter detection contexts. Crucially, these improvements are achieved without increasing model complexity or adding extra layers, ensuring computational efficiency and scalability. Our results suggest that this methodology offers a practical solution for litter detection, balancing accuracy and efficiency in real-world applications.

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