# US 8,542,121 B2 · Systems and methods for identifying and collecting banned waste > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,542,121 B2 - Document ID: US8542121B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/189,200 - Filed: 2011-07-22 - Published: 2011-11-17 - Granted: 2013-09-24 - Earliest claimed: 2006-09-06 - Assignees: Casella Waste Systems, Inc. - Applicants: Dominic Maruca; Jerry Leone; Nancy Edwards Cronin; John A. Kintzer - Inventors: Dominic Maruca; Jerry Leone; Nancy Edwards Cronin; John A. Kintzer - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8542121B2 ## CPC - B65F 1/1484: {relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means} - B65F 3/00: Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse (vehicles in general B60; driving vehicle equipment or auxiliaries B60K; discharging contents by tilting entire vehicles B65G; wheeled apparatus for emptying sewers or cesspools E03F7/10) - G06Q 10/0637: Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals - G06Q 10/08: Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management - B65F 2210/128: Data transmitting means - B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36}) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Systems and methods for authorizing a waste item to be removed from a site. In one embodiment, a waste collection vehicle includes a reader configured to obtain identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item. A transceiver associated with the vehicle is configured to: receive the identification information from the reader, wirelessly transmit the identification information to a remote computer for processing, and wirelessly receive an indication of whether the waste item should be collected and removed by the waste collection. The received indication is based on at least one hazardous characteristic associated with the identified waste item, a determination that the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic, and a determination that a driver of the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for authorizing a waste item to be removed from a customer site, comprising: a waste collection vehicle comprising a reader configured to obtain identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item; and a transceiver associated with the waste collection vehicle, configured to: receive the identification information from the reader; receive a list of waste items expected to be removed from the customer site, such that a customer request to remove a waste item is verified; wirelessly transmit the identification information to a remote computer for processing; wirelessly receive an indication of whether the waste item should be collected and removed by the waste collection vehicle; and wirelessly transmits position coordinates of the waste collection vehicle to the remote computer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the identification tag is a radio frequency identification tag. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the received indication is further based on a location at which the waste collection vehicle will deposit the waste item. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the transceiver receives position coordinates of the waste collection vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system according to claim 4, wherein the transceiver receives an indication of whether the position coordinates are associated with a customer in good standing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system according to claim 5, wherein the remote computer utilizes at least one data repository to determine i) at least one hazardous characteristic associated with the identified waste item, ii) that the waste collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic, and iii) that the driver of the collection vehicle is authorized to collect the waste item having the at least one hazardous characteristic. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the collection vehicle further comprises a camera to record an image of the waste item. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system according to claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive an indication whether a waste collection facility allows a predetermined type of waste. ### Claim 9 A method for authorizing a collection vehicle to remove waste item from a site, comprising: reading identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item; wirelessly transmitting the identification information from the collection vehicle to a remote computer for processing; receiving wirelessly at the collection vehicle a list of waste items expected to be removed from a customer site, such that a customer request to remove a waste item is verified; receiving wirelessly at the collection vehicle an indication of whether the waste item should be collected and removed by the collection vehicle; and wirelessly transmit position coordinates of the waste collection vehicle to the remote computer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the identification tag is a radio frequency identification tag. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the received indication is further based on a location at which the collection vehicle will deposit the waste item. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising receiving at the collection vehicle position coordinates of the collection vehicle. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method according to claim 12, further comprising: receiving an indication of whether the position coordinates are associated with a customer in good standing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, further comprising receiving wirelessly an indication whether a waste collection facility allows a predetermined type of waste. ### Claim 15 A waste collection vehicle, comprising: a reader configured to obtain identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item at a customer site; at least one data repository that utilizes the identification information to determine whether the waste item should be collected and removed from THE customer site; at least one data repository that utilizes the identification information to determine whether the waste item should be collected and removed by the waste collection vehicle and wirelessly transmit position coordinates of the waste collection vehicle to the remote computer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The waste collection vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the identification tag is a radio frequency identification tag. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The waste collection vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the determination is further based on utilizing the at least one data repository to determine a location at which the waste collection vehicle will deposit the waste item. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The waste collection vehicle of claim 15, further comprising a transceiver that receives position coordinates of the waste collection vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The waste collection vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the transceiver receives from the remote computer an indication of whether the position coordinates are associated with a customer in good standing. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The waste collection vehicle according to claim 18, wherein the data repository utilizes the position coordinates to indicate whether a customer associated with the position coordinates is in good standing. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The waste collection vehicle according to claim 15, wherein the collection vehicle further comprises a camera to record an image of the waste item.