Trash collection management systems and methods

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to dispatch a garbage truck to service a first dumpster stationed at a first location;
• transmitting, to the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to provide information comprising an accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
• receiving, from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information comprising the accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
• and
• dispatching the garbage truck to the first location, subject to the first location being accessible by the garbage truck,
• wherein the first location is accessible to the garbage truck, the method further comprising:
• transmitting, to the garbage truck, an instruction to travel on a first pickup route that includes a stop for servicing the first dumpster;
• receiving, from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information that an object has rendered the first location temporarily inaccessible to the garbage truck;
• and
• receiving, from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to schedule an arrival of the garbage truck at the first location at a first time after the object has been moved and the first location becomes accessible.

A system comprising:

• a robot vehicle;
• a dumpster monitoring apparatus;
• and
• a dumpster management apparatus comprising a first computer that includes a memory that stores computer-executable instructions and a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
• receive from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to dispatch a garbage truck to service a dumpster stationed at a first location;
• transmit to the dumpster monitoring apparatus, a request to provide information comprising an accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
• receive from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information comprising the accessibility to the first location by the garbage truck;
• dispatch the garbage truck to the first location, subject to the first location being accessible by the garbage truck;
• receive from the dumpster monitoring apparatus, information that the first location is inaccessible to the garbage truck;
• transmit to the robot vehicle, a first instruction to move the dumpster from the first location to a second location that is accessible to the garbage truck;
• and
• dispatch the garbage truck to the second location upon receiving a confirmation from the robot vehicle that the dumpster has been moved to the second location.