A skip (10) for domestic and/or industrial waste, the skip (10) comprising a body (12), the body (12) defining an opening (16) and having an interior (14) adapted to receive waste, and a plurality of doors (20, 22, 24, 26) attached to the body (12), each door (20, 22, 24, 26) being movable between an open position and a closed position, the doors (20, 22, 24, 26) combining in the closed position to seal the opening (16).

A mechanical rotational device located at the base of a gravity waste chute which efficiently separates homogeneous and/or heterogeneous waste into waste receptacles. The device includes a mechanical rotational diversion mechanism which utilizes an electromechanical rotation element affixed to a base used to rotate and divert homogeneous and/or heterogeneous waste into designated respective waste receptacles.

Provided is a waste sorting apparatus having a receiving compartment for receiving at least one object disposed by a user, an object detection system associated with the receiving compartment and configured to classify the at least one object in one of a plurality of predetermined types of object, and a sorting system configured for selectively directing the at least one object to a respective one of a plurality of collecting receptacles based on the classification of the at least one object. The object detection system identifies a location of the at least one object in the receiving compartment. The sorting system has holding devices for holding one or more of the at least one object in the receiving compartment when selectively directing one or more other of the at least one object to a respective collecting receptacle, in case multiple objects of different types are detected in the receiving compartment.

The present invention utilizes human technology to sort and recycle garbage for reuse, processing garbage with less energy to obtain raw materials whose value far exceeds the energy expended. Before sorting, the garbage is first crushed by a pulverize into small fragments of roughly equivalent size to facilitate the next step of classification. The present invention performs garbage classification through six sorting methods: washing, electromagnetic sorting, vacuum melting sorting, wind sorting, brine buoyancy sorting, and centrifugal sorting. During the garbage sorting process, gravity is utilized for layered sorting, allowing the garbage to naturally fall with the flow to save energy.

A recycling system for recycling reusable objects comprises one or more separating and receiving apparatuses and at least one recyclable object. The separating and receiving apparatus for separating reusable objects and residual waste comprises: a first receiving container for receiving residual waste; a second receiving container for receiving labeled objects; and a sorting device. The sorting device is designed to detect labeled objects, transfer detected objects to the second receiving container, and transfer other objects to the first receiving container.