Robotic vacuum cleaner with dirt enclosing member and method of using the same

A kit comprising:

• (a) a plurality of docking stations comprising a first docking station and a second docking station wherein the first docking station has an absence of an evacuation mechanism;
• and,
• (b) an autonomous surface cleaning apparatus comprising:
• (i) an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet:
• (ii) a suction motor positioned in the air flow path;
• (iii) an air treatment unit positioned in the air flow path, the air treatment unit comprising a dirt collection region in which dirt is collected and contained in a series of closable containers;
• and,
• (iv) a depositing member which deposits the closeable containers exterior to the plurality of docking stations,
• wherein the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus is operable to travel across the floor to clean a portion of the floor and deposit a first of the series of closable containers containing a first amount of dirt collected by the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus at the first docking station and, after depositing the first of the series of closable containers at the first docking station, the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus deposits a second of the series of closable containers containing a second amount of dirt collected by the autonomous surface cleaning apparatus at the second docking station.