A drying appliance may include a support frame, a planar drying rack and an absorbent tray. The support frame may include a first rectangular end and a second rectangular end, each of which may include a top rail, a bottom rail, a first side rail and a second side rail. Lower lateral rails and upper later rails may connect the first rectangular end to the second rectangular end. A planar drying rack may be disposed between the upper lateral rails and the lower lateral rails. An upper interior volume may be defined by a top surface of the planar drying rack, inner edges of the upper lateral rails and upper edges of the top rails of the first rectangular end and the second rectangular end. The planar drying rack may be free of upwardly extending projections within the upper interior volume.

The invention relates to a collection container comprising: at least one disposal module, wherein the disposal module comprises a disposal opening in the collection container, suitable for allowing first reusable receptacles; at least one first reusable receptacle receiver, configured to receive and stack first reusable receptacle into first stacks; a receptacle transport system, for transporting the first reusable receptacles, and, from the disposal module to the at least one first reusable receptacle receiver wherein: the at least one first reusable receptacle receiver is orientated horizontally, thereby stacking the first reusable receptacle into horizontal first stack. The invention further provides in a kit comprising such a collection container and reusable receptacles.

A drying appliance may include a support frame, a planar drying rack and an absorbent tray. The support frame may include a first rectangular end and a second rectangular end, each of which may include a top rail, a bottom rail, a first side rail and a second side rail. Lower lateral rails and upper later rails may connect the first rectangular end to the second rectangular end. A planar drying rack may be disposed between the upper lateral rails and the lower lateral rails. An upper interior volume may be defined by a top surface of the planar drying rack, inner edges of the upper lateral rails and upper edges of the top rails of the first rectangular end and the second rectangular end. The planar drying rack may be free of upwardly extending projections within the upper interior volume.

A food display system for display food items on a table includes a cart having a tray storage recess in either side thereof, a bin storage area in a top side thereof, and a bin holder storage recess in a rear side thereof. A plurality of nestable trays are each storable in the at least one tray storage recess of each side of the cart. A plurality of bins are each storable in the bin storage area of the top of the cart. A plurality of nestable bin holders are each adapted for displaying at least one of the bins while resting on one of the tables. In a deployed configuration, the cart is positioned in front of the table, and each of the bin holders is placed on the table and each holding at least one of the bins which display the food items.

A compact food container organizer by which variously sized food containers and their lids are stored and sorted in a neat and orderly manner. The organizer has a plurality of upstanding pedestals attached to a flat support base. At least some of the pedestals have respective disk-shaped end caps detachably connected to and removable from the tops thereof. The lengths of the upstanding pedestals above the support base and the diameters of the disk-shaped end caps vary so that stacks of different food containers can first be inverted and then positioned over correspondingly sized pedestals so that the bottoms of the containers are seated on opposing end caps connected to the pedestals. A plurality of lid baskets having different sizes are attached to the support base to accommodate therewithin lids of different sizes that cover the food containers.

A drying appliance may include a support frame, a planar drying rack and an absorbent tray. The support frame may include a first rectangular end and a second rectangular end, each of which may include a top rail, a bottom rail, a first side rail and a second side rail. Lower lateral rails and upper later rails may connect the first rectangular end to the second rectangular end. A planar drying rack may be disposed between the upper lateral rails and the lower lateral rails. An upper interior volume may be defined by a top surface of the planar drying rack, inner edges of the upper lateral rails and upper edges of the top rails of the first rectangular end and the second rectangular end. The planar drying rack may be free of upwardly extending projections within the upper interior volume.

The improved dish stand is configured for use with cookware, crockery, and cutlery. The improved dish stand forms a containment structure that elevates the cookware, crockery, and cutlery above a supporting surface. The improved dish stand receives the cookware, crockery, and cutlery while the cookware, crockery, and cutlery is wet. The improved dish stand forms a structure that: a) allows gravity to drain water from the cookware, crockery, and cutlery; and, b) provides a flow path that transports the drained water into the DWV of a domestic plumbing system. The improved dish stand incorporates a pedestal structure, a stand structure, and a plurality of segregated spaces. The pedestal structure is a load bearing structure that elevates the stand structure above the supporting surface. The plurality of segregated structures are formed within the stand structure. The stand structure forms the physical structure that receives the cookware, crockery, and cutlery.