Cassette and apparatus for use in disposing waste materials into an elongated flexible tube

A cassette for packing waste material into an elongated tube of flexible material, the cassette comprising:

• a. a ring-shaped receptacle defining a central opening, the central opening extending along a generally vertical axis, the ring-shaped receptacle defining a storage area receiving the elongated tube of flexible material in a collapsed condition outward of the central opening;
• b. a lip projecting outwardly from the ring-shaped receptacle and extending along at least a portion of the periphery of the cassette, the lip having a variable projection width,
• c. the lip having a plurality of edge regions, including a first pair of generally straight and parallel edge regions and a second pair of generally straight and parallel edge regions, which extend generally transversally to the first pair of edge regions, wherein the first pair of edge regions is spaced to accommodate the ring shaped receptacle therebetween, and wherein the second pair of edge regions is spaced to accommodate the ring shaped receptacle therebetween.

A cassette for packing waste material into an elongated tube of flexible material, the cassette comprising:

• a. a substantially annular receptacle defining a central opening, the central opening extending along a generally vertical axis, receptacle defining a storage area receiving a length of elongated tube of flexible material in a folded condition outward of the central opening;
• b. a peripheral portion projecting outwardly from the receptacle, the peripheral portion having a plurality of straight sides joined to each other at an angle, the straight sides defining a convex polygon.

A cassette for packing waste material into an elongated tube of flexible material, the cassette comprising:

• a. a receptacle defining a substantially annular central opening, the central opening extending along a generally vertical axis, the receptacle defining a storage area receiving a length of elongated tube of flexible material in a folded condition outward of the central opening;
• b. a peripheral portion projecting outwardly from the receptacle, the peripheral portion having a plurality of straight sides joined to each other at an angle, the straight sides defining a convex polygon.