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US 2024/0317488 A1Published application
Modular waste receptacle
OwnerJames J. BOSKOVIC, Alexandre P. DESLAURIERSinventors
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Abstract
The disclosure describes waste receptacles for processing waste comprising a waste portal configured to accept waste deposited by an end user, a waste analysis unit positioned proximate to the waste portal, a waste conveyor connected to the waste portal, a paddle or robotic member positioned over the waste conveyor and configured to push the waste off the waste conveyor and into a grinder or into a waste commodity container.
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A waste receptacle for processing waste comprising:
- a waste portal configured to accept waste deposited by an end user,
- a waste analysis unit positioned proximate to the waste portal,
- a waste conveyor connected to the waste portal,
- at least one of a robotic member or a paddle positioned over the waste conveyor and configured to push the waste off the waste conveyor and into a grinder or into a waste commodity container.
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A method of processing waste in a waste receptacle comprising:
- performing a waste analysis test when waste is deposited by an end user into a waste portal of the waste receptacle, said waste analysis unit being positioned proximate to the waste portal;
- classifying the waste according to the results of the waste analysis test,
- permitting the waste to move on a waste conveyor,
- pushing the waste off the waste conveyor and into a grinder or into a waste commodity container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.