Waste chute devices and methods for using the same

A waste chute device, comprising:

• a chute door on a housing of the waste chute device that, when opened, provides an opening that is connected to a vertical waste chute;
• and
• a hardware processor connected to the computing device, wherein the hardware processor is configured to:
• allow the chute door of the waste chute device to be opened upon confirming an identity of a user;
• determine that a plurality of items have been placed in the opening of the waste chute device by a user;
• receive, from an imaging device positioned in an interior portion of the housing of the waste chute device, an image associated with the plurality of items that have been placed in the waste chute device;
• determine a type associated with each of the plurality of items that have been placed in the waste chute based on the received image;
• sort each of the plurality of items into one of a plurality of containers based on the determined type associated with each of the plurality of items that have been placed in the waste chute;
• and
• update account information associated with the user based on the plurality of sorted items.