System for managing recyclable and non-recyclable materials
OwnerMatthew Berryinventor
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Abstract
A systematic method for managing recyclable and non-recyclable waste. The method includes the step of identifying an amount of recyclable waste. The method also includes the step of determining a credit amount based on the amount of recyclable waste. The method further includes the step of reporting the credit amount to the customer. A container for use in a recycling system is also described. The container may include a structure for containing recyclable waste; and indicia may be disposed on the structure. The indicia identify the value of the recyclable waste contained by the structure.
Claims25
1) A system for managing recyclable and non-recyclable materials, comprising:
- (a) at least one customer;
- (b) at least one source of recyclable materials of at least one type;
- (c) a system for sorting the recyclable materials by type;
- (i) wherein the system for sorting the recyclable materials by type further includes a plurality of individual containers for temporarily storing the recyclable materials;
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- (ii) wherein each container further includes identifying indicia relating to the materials in the container;
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- (d) a system administrator, wherein the system administrator further includes:
- (i) means for creating and managing a customer account for each of the at least one customers;
- (ii) means for collecting the recyclable materials from the source;
- (iii) means for measuring at least one physical property of a filled container;
- (iv) means for determining a current market value for the recyclable materials;
- (v) means for using the identifying indicia to associate the contents of each container with the current market value for a particular recyclable material and using the at least one measured physical property of each container to determine a per unit value for each filled container;
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- (vi) means for crediting at least a portion of each determined per unit value to the appropriate user account.
15) A method for managing recyclable and non-recyclable materials, comprising:
- (a) identifying at least one customer;
- (b) providing at least one source of recyclable materials of at least one type;
- (c) providing a system for sorting the recyclable materials by type;
- (i) wherein the system for sorting the recyclable materials by type further includes a plurality of individual containers for temporarily storing the recyclable materials;
- (ii) wherein each container further includes identifying indicia relating to the contents of the container;
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- (d) creating and managing a user account for each of the at least one customers;
- (e) collecting the recyclable materials from the source;
- (f) measuring the weight of a filled container;
- (g) determining a current market value, by weight, for the recyclable materials;
- (h) using the identifying indicia to associate the contents of each container with the current market value for a particular recyclable material and using the measured weight of each container to determine a per unit value for each filled container;
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- (i) crediting at least a portion of each determined per unit value to the appropriate user account.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.