Consumables monitoring system

A dispenser mounting assembly for a dispenser of a consumable, the dispenser mounting assembly comprising:

• a mounting unit for attaching the assembly to a surface,
• a dispenser retainer configured to receive a dispenser of a consumable, and
• a sensor,
• wherein the mounting unit is configured to operably engage the dispenser retainer,
• wherein the sensor, mounting unit and dispenser retainer are configured such that a combined mass of the dispenser retainer and the received consumable dispenser is measured by the sensor, and
• wherein the mounting assembly further comprises one or more additional sensors,
• wherein one or more of the sensor and the one or more additional sensors is configured to detect a type of the consumable stored in the received consumable dispenser, and
• the dispenser mounting assembly is configured to select one or more sensors from the sensor and the one or more additional sensors to monitor a quantity of the consumable stored in the received consumable dispenser dependant on the type of the consumable detected.

A method for monitoring consumables within a dispenser mounting assembly, said dispenser mounting assembly comprising a mounting unit, a dispenser retainer configured to receive a dispenser of a consumable, and a plurality of sensors, wherein one or more of the plurality of sensors is configured to detect a type of the consumable stored in the received consumable dispenser, the dispenser mounting assembly is configured to select one or more sensors from the plurality of sensors to monitor a quantity of the consumable stored in the received consumable dispenser dependant on the type of the consumable detected,

• the method comprising steps of:
• at the dispenser mounting assembly, detecting a type of consumable stored in a received consumable dispenser;
• selecting one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors to monitor a quantity of a consumable stored in the received consumable dispenser dependant on the type of the consumable detected;
• and
• communicating sensor data of the one or more selected sensors to a processor, wherein the processor is configured to monitor a usage of the dispenser assembly using sensor data.