Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

A method for an autonomous robot to empty refuse. A sensor positioned on the robot captures sensor data of an environment of the robot as the robot navigates within the environment and a processor of the robot generates a map of the environment based on at least the sensor data. The processor receives a schedule for emptying refuse stored in a container of the robot at a refuse collection location from an application of a communication device. The processor determines a path of the robot from a storage location of the robot to the refuse collection location and actuates the robot to autonomously drive along the path according to the schedule.

A container recovery device and an operating method thereof are provided. The container recovery device according to the present invention comprises: an input part to which a container is input; a first motor for loading the container in a first space; a measurement part for measuring a container loading state of the first space; and a second motor which is configured to discharge the container loaded in the first space to a second space when the container loading state satisfies a predetermined criterion.

A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to generate a route, control a drone to surveil an area along the route, generate, from a sensor on the drone, status data for one or more refuse containers, analyze the status data to determine a status of refuse within the area, provide a notification to a customer based on the status of refuse, repeat surveillance to determine if the status of refuse has changed, generate a revised route in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed, and update a customer bill in response to determining that the status of refuse has changed.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

A method for autonomously emptying refuse by a robot, comprising: capturing, with at least one sensor positioned on the robot, sensor data of an environment of the robot as the robot navigates within the environment; generating, with a processor of the robot, a map of the environment based on at least the captured sensor data; receiving, with the processor of the robot, a schedule for emptying refuse stored in a container on the robot at a refuse collection location from an application associated with the robot, the application executed on a computing device, wherein the schedule for emptying refuse comprises at least a day and a time; determining, with the processor of the robot, a path of the robot from the refuse collection location; and actuating, with the processor of the robot, the robot to drive along the determined path according to the schedule for emptying refuse.

A garbage receptacle transport assembly includes a pair of first rails that is each attachable to each other to define a first track that extends along a driveway of a residence. A pair of second rails is each attachable to each other to define a second track that can be positioned to extend along a driveway of a residence. A support plate is provided which is slidably retained on the first track and the second track. A garbage receptacle can be placed upon the support plate thereby facilitating the support plate to transport the garbage receptacle along the first track and the second track. A drive unit is attached to the support plate which transports the support plate along each of the first track and the second track to transport the garbage receptacle between a curb side for subsequent collection by a garbage collection agency and a home position.

A sheet lining of plastic material for construction waste collecting container wherein it presents an average surface roughness (Ra) between 0.5 and 10 micrometers. A concrete waste collecting container including an inner surface lined with a permanent sheet lining of plastic material. A method of managing a set of concrete waste collecting containers implemented by a central server, including: real-time monitoring of a position and a filled or unfilled status of the set of concrete waste collecting containers using a GNSS module and accelerometer of each collecting container.