In one aspect, a trash bag is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of inflatable enclosures (herein also referred to as inflatable bladders) coupled to one another so as to form a vertically self-supporting structure when inflated, where the structure extends from a proximal end to a distal end to provide at least a portion of a perimeter wall of the trash bag. A deflation strip is coupled to at least one of the inflatable enclosures for deflating said enclosure after inflation. The trash bag further includes a floor coupled to the inflatable enclosures so as to provide, in combination with the vertically self-supporting structure, a container for receiving trash.

In one aspect, a trash bag is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of inflatable enclosures (herein also referred to as inflatable bladders) coupled to one another so as to form a vertically self-supporting structure when inflated, where the structure extends from a proximal end to a distal end to provide at least a portion of a perimeter wall of the trash bag. A deflation strip is coupled to at least one of the inflatable enclosures for deflating said enclosure after inflation. The trash bag further includes a floor coupled to the inflatable enclosures so as to provide, in combination with the vertically self-supporting structure, a container for receiving trash.

A refuse container lid opening device includes a lid hingedly attached to a container body for covering the container body's top opening. The lid when closed is flush with or recessed below the top edge of a railing extending around the top rim of the container body. An actuator retained in a sleeve on the outer surface of the container body is movable using a first hand between a rest position and an upraised position in which it is received in a slot in the top rim of the container body and engaged with the lid, further upward movement of the actuator opening the lid to form a manually accessible gap between the lid and the top rim to allow the lid to be fully opened using a second hand.

A vehicle waste disposal system connected to a vehicle, the vehicle waste disposal system including a waste receiving container connected within a passenger compartment of the vehicle to receive at least one waste item therein, a waste storage container connected within a trunk of the vehicle to receive the at least one waste item from the waste receiving container and store the at least one waste item therein, a pipe connected at a first end to at least a portion of the waste receiving container and connected at a second end to at least a portion of the waste storage container, and an air dispensing unit connected to at least a portion of the waste receiving container and the pipe to move the at least one waste item from the waste receiving container to the waste storage container in response to extracting air from the waste receiving container and expelling the air into the pipe toward the waste storage container.

A mobile cart that holds a bag for receiving solid waste generated during a medical or surgical procedure. The cart includes a sensor that monitors whether or not an object containing metal is placed in the bag. A processor monitors the signal output by the sensor. If the sensor signal indicates that an object with a minimal amount of metal is placed in the bag, the processor momentarily asserts an audible alarm and continuously asserts a light alarm. The light alarm remains asserted until turned off. If, while the light alarm is on, the sensor signal indicates a second object with the minimal amount of waste is placed in the container, the processor again momentarily asserts the audible alarm. This provides notice that it may be necessary to investigate the contents of the bag to determine if not one but two or more objects were inadvertently discarded.

A refuse collection apparatus is disclosed. A refuse collection apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention a main body unit into which a refuse is inserted, a refuse compression unit installed in the main body unit and configured to compress the refuse inserted into the main body unit and a movement range detection unit located inside of the main body unit and configured to detect a movement range of the refuse compression unit.

A refuse collection apparatus is disclosed. A refuse collection apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention a main body unit into which a refuse is inserted, a refuse compression unit installed in the main body unit and configured to compress the refuse inserted into the main body unit and a movement range detection unit located inside of the main body unit and configured to detect a movement range of the refuse compression unit.

A disposable flexible container for installation into a sink. The sink comprises an upper opening and a bottom opening for draining, and the container respectively comprises an upper opening and a bottom opening. When installed in the sink, the walls of the container are adjacent or attached, fully or partially, to the sides of the sink, the container upper opening if fitted, fully or partially, to the sink upper opening, and the contain bottom opening is fitted, fully or partially, to the sink bottom opening.

The present invention relates to a vehicle trash disposal system used for storing vehicle trash in a simple and effective manner. The system consists of an outer permanent bag having magnetic sealing strips on the top part and an inner trash bag that is releasably connected to the outer permanent bag. The magnetic strips on the top part of the outer permanent bag ensure that any trash inside the inner trash bag are kept out of sight and release minimal odor due to the sealing action of the strips. The system can also be built into a car seat wherein a drawer slides into and out of the car seat. The drawer holds a removable trash receptacle to hold vehicle trash. In addition, the system is ergonomic in that it allows for easy opening and closing even during driving.

A powered, waste container lifting and tilting device is provided with a plurality of braces that can be universally attached to any receiving container, a retractable loading spike and strap that can be universally attached to any trash can, and a drive mechanism that can lift and tilt a trash can to easily transfer contents from the lifted trash can to the receiving container.