Waste receptacle

An apparatus comprising:

• a dustpan configured to receive and contain debris, the dustpan including:
• a base configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned, the base having a front edge over which debris can be swept into the dustpan;
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• a wall extending upwardly from at least a portion of the base other than the front edge, the wall at least partially configured to contain debris in the dustpan;
• a handle having a substantially arcuate cross-section coupled to the wall of the dustpan and configured to allow a user to place the base in contact with the surface to be cleaned;
• a tooth assembly coupled to at least one of the wall and the handle, the tooth assembly having a plurality of protrusions extending from the wall and configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions;
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• a portion of the tooth assembly disposed in the arcuate cross-section of the handle and defining a channel configured to frictionally engage a broom handle.

An apparatus comprising:

• a dustpan defining an interior region configured to receive and contain debris, the dustpan including a base configured to be placed in contact with a surface to be cleaned, the base having a front edge over which debris can be swept into the dustpan;
• a tooth assembly having a plurality of protrusions, the tooth assembly coupled to the dustpan for rotational movement relative to the dustpan between a first configuration such that the plurality of protrusions extend toward the front edge when the base is placed in contact with the surface to be cleaned, and a second configuration such that the plurality of protrusions extend into the interior region of the dustpan when the base is lifted away from the surface to be cleaned, the plurality of protrusions configured to remove debris from bristles of a broom when the broom is swept across the plurality of protrusions;
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• a handle coupled to the tooth assembly and configured to allow a user to move the tooth assembly between the first configuration and the second configuration.