Dumpster

A dumpster to collect and discharge solid waste, comprising:

• a floor panel having interior and exterior surfaces;
• a pair of side walls having interior and exterior surfaces, said pair of side walls joined to said floor;
• a pair of end walls having interior and exterior surfaces, said pair of end walls joined to said floor, said pair of side walls and said pair of end walls upwardly extending from said floor;
• a top panel joined to said pair of side walls or said pair of end walls;
• said floor panel, said side walls, said end walls and said top panel defining an interior compartment to contain said solid waste and a compartment opening to collect and discharge said solid waste into and from said interior compartment;
• one or more cover panels rotatably coupled to said top panel, said side walls or said end walls to cover said compartment opening;
• a pair of sleeves correspondingly mounted to said exterior surface of said pair of side walls and having an elongate opening adapted to receive lifting arms of a solid waste collection vehicle to permit the lifting arms to lift and tilt the dumpster to discharge said solid waste from said interior compartment of said dumpster;
• an aperture communicating between said interior and exterior surfaces of at least one of said pair of side walls or at least one of said pair of end walls;
• and
• a perforated panel disposed over said aperture to contain said solid waste inside of said interior compartment, said perforated panel allowing visual access of said solid waste inside of said interior compartment from outside of said dumpster or from within said waste collection vehicle;
• and
• wherein said aperture in said at least one of said pair side walls or said at least one of said pair of end walls defines a percentage open area in relation to an exterior surface area of said at least one of said pair of side walls or said at least one of said pair of end walls in the range of between about 40 percent to about 90 percent.