Wet(plastic)and dry concrete reclamation/disposaldevice

A containment apparatus for collecting and disposing of a mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water from a discharge port of concrete-handling equipment, the apparatus comprising:

• a container including a bottom panel, a top panel, and four side panels extending therebetween, wherein the top panel extends inward from the side panels and defines an inlet, wherein the side panels are made of a flexible material so that the container is configurable between a collapsed state and an expanded state, and wherein a height of the container in the expanded state is selected so that the container fits under the discharge port of the concrete-handling equipment;
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• four straps or belts extending from the container and adapted to hang from the concrete-handling equipment, wherein the straps or belts are adapted to be strong enough that they can be engaged to lift and transport the container when holding the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water after curing, wherein the straps or belts each have a length selected so that when they are hung from the concrete-handling equipment the container is expanded to the expanded state, wherein in the expanded state the container is at least partially supported in suspension from above by the straps or belts and thereby retained in the expanded state and at the same time the container is at least partially supported from below by ground on which the bottom panel rests,
• wherein in use the container is positioned with the inlet in communication with the discharge port of the concrete-handling equipment, the straps or belts are hung from the concrete-handling equipment to expand the container from the collapsed state to the expanded state with the container at least partially supported in suspension from above by the straps or belts and at least partially supported from below by the ground on which it rests, the excess wet concrete is flushed from the concrete-handling equipment with the wash water thereby forming the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water, the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water is delivered from the discharge port of the concrete-handling equipment to the inlet of the container while the container is supported in the expanded state by the straps or belts hung from the concrete-handling equipment, and the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water is retained within the container to cure to a solidified state for disposal.

A containment apparatus for collecting and disposing of a mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water from a discharge port of concrete-handling equipment, the apparatus comprising:

• a container including a bottom panel and at least one side panel, and defining at least one inlet, wherein the side panel is made of a flexible material and includes a double-walled inflatable portion, wherein the container is reconfigurable from a collapsed state to an expanded state by at least partially inflating the inflatable portion, wherein in the collapsed state the container is compacted for transport, wherein in the expanded state the container is expanded for receiving therein through the inlet the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water and retaining therein at least the excess wet concrete, wherein the container is retained in the expanded state by the inflated portion of the at least one side panel, and wherein a height of the container in the expanded state is selected so that the container fits under the discharge port of the concrete-handling equipment;
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• at least one strap extending from the container and adapted to be strong enough that it can be engaged to lift and transport the container holding the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water after curing,
• wherein in use the container is positioned with the inlet in communication with the concrete-handling equipment discharge port, the inflatable portion is inflated to expand the container from the collapsed state to the expanded state and support the container in the expanded state, the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water is delivered from the concrete-handling equipment to the container while the container is in the expanded state, and the mixture of excess wet concrete and wash water is disposed of.