The specification discloses a waste container including a lower grab bar having a self-adjusting length to accommodate flexure of the container and to ease installation of the grab bar in the container. The grab bar includes an outer tube, a plunger slidably received within the outer tube, and a spring within the tube. The spring biases the plunger outwardly with respect to the tube, so that the grab bar has a compressed position and an uncompressed/expanded position.

A waste container includes a floor, a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, a front wall, a first door, and a second door. The first and second side walls are spaced apart from each other. The back wall extends between the first side wall and the second side wall. The front wall extends from the first side wall toward the second side wall such that a gap is defined between the front wall and the second side wall. The first door and the second door are each movable between an open position and a closed position. The first door in the closed position extends between the front wall and the second side wall so all the gap is blocked. The second door in the closed position extends between the front wall and the second side wall so only a portion of the gap is blocked.

A waste container includes a floor, a first side wall, a second side wall, a back wall, a front wall, a first door, and a second door. The first and second side walls are spaced apart from each other. The back wall extends between the first side wall and the second side wall. The front wall extends from the first side wall toward the second side wall such that a gap is defined between the front wall and the second side wall. The first door and the second door are each movable between an open position and a closed position. The first door in the closed position extends between the front wall and the second side wall so all the gap is blocked. The second door in the closed position extends between the front wall and the second side wall so only a portion of the gap is blocked.

A portable container base for use with a powered lifting device is provided. The portable container base includes a main body to secure a bottom surface of a container such as a trash can, a plurality of wheels on a lower surface of the main body, each providing independent rotation for moving the main body and container across a surface, and a loading tube on a lower surface of the main body to slidably receive a loading spike of a lifting device, transfer a lifting force from the loading spike to the main body for lifting the container, and restrict movement of the main body around the loading spike during lifting by an interference fit between a circumferential shape of the loading tube and the loading spike, such that a drive mechanism can lift and tilt the container to easily transfer contents from the lifted container to a receiving container.

A portable container base for use with a powered lifting device is provided. The portable container base includes a main body to secure a bottom surface of a container such as a trash can, a plurality of wheels on a lower surface of the main body, each providing independent rotation for moving the main body and container across a surface, and a loading tube on a lower surface of the main body to slidably receive a loading spike of a lifting device, transfer a lifting force from the loading spike to the main body for lifting the container, and restrict movement of the main body around the loading spike during lifting by an interference fit between a circumferential shape of the loading tube and the loading spike, such that a drive mechanism can lift and tilt the container to easily transfer contents from the lifted container to a receiving container.

An intermediate container is provided for receiving refuse from a primary refuse container that is configured to be carried by a top-loading refuse collection vehicle lifter. The intermediate container comprises a front wall, a rear wall, opposed sidewalls, and a bottom wall defining a total refuse collection volume. An extension assembly that is configured for mounting a primary refuse collection container lifter thereon is located substantially beneath the total refuse collection volume intermediate the front wall and the rear wall, with a portion of the extension assembly being movable between a first, retracted position for storage and for dumping a primary refuse collection container and a second, extended position for engaging and releasing the primary refuse collection container at a location laterally spaced from the intermediate container refuse collection vehicle. Further, the intermediate container is free of fork receivers and includes at least one mounting member for non-destructive removable attachment to the collection vehicle lifter.

An automated sanitary napkin receptacle for discarded feminine hygiene products, that provides a discreet, easy to clean and sterile means of disposal. The system is a container comprising a mounted upper motor operated closure via a power source, controller, circuit board, and sensor encased with a storage unit and a detachable lower closure to hold and conceal the contained waste. The inside of the peripheral compartment contains a removable partition that exits from the bottom of the receptacle by way of a mounted lower closure to enable the removal of the inside bin containing the filled waste bag. The removable partition is assembled having an opening at the top without a closure and a closed bottom area. Perforated holes are located on the exterior rear of the outside receptacle to allow secure wall or fixture mounting.

A system and method are provided for a food loading station having a disposer that grinds food waste that is located at a facility that processes food waste. A storage tank receives a slurry of food waste and water from the disposer for storage until the slurry is collected for transportation to an anaerobic digestion facility. An agitator is installed in the storage tank for mixing the slurry stored in the storage tank prior to collection for transportation to the anaerobic digestion facility. A discharge outlet is installed on the storage tank for connection to a discharge hose of a collection truck. The discharge outlet has an air admittance valve for admitting ambient air into the discharge hose while the slurry is sucked out of the storage tank through the discharge hose and into the collection truck.

A container comprises a plurality of outer side walls connected to form a tubular structure. One or more inner walls are near respective ones of the plurality of outer walls, defining a respective space between each inner wall and its respective adjacent outer wall. A lid is provided for covering a top opening of the tubular structure. A removable base is provided at or near a bottom opening of the tubular structure.

Disclosed herein are apparatus, methods and systems for promoting and encouraging the beneficial recycling of food waste. In one aspect, disclosed herein is a tamper resistant lid assembly for a receptacle. The lid assembly is locatable over an opening of the receptacle and comprises a first lid that is operable by a user and which comprises a lock for locking the first lid in a closed configuration; and a second lid that is operable independently of the first lid, the second lid being biased into a closed configuration but openable by a collector of the receptacle in order to empty the receptacle. The assembly is configured such that the second lid is not manually openable.