System and method for emptying a latched container

A method for unlatching a latch on a container comprising the steps of:

• providing a lifting arm for lifting a latched container;
• moving the latched container from a first position to a second position with the lifting arm;
• unlatching the container by flexing the latch on the latched container by moving the latched container from the first position to the second position;
• providing a moving member along the lifting arm, the moving member moving from a third position to a fourth position as a function of moving the latched container from the first position to the second position;
• engaging the latch on the latched container to flex the latch with the moving member as the moving member moves from the third position to the fourth position;
• wherein the latch includes a first member adapted to be pivotably mounted to a lid, a second member adapted to selectively engage a projection on a body of the latched container, and an arch member connecting the first member to the second member, and a handle extending in the direction opposite to the direction in which the arch member extends;
• and further comprising the step of deflecting the handle by movement of the moving member to flex the latch.