A compost collection device including: a waste collection bin; and a removable lid for the bin, the lid including: a first seal disposed for circumferentially sealing between the lid and a top rim of the bin; a circular opening in the lid; a rotatable sphere have a waste material pocket therein, the sphere being disposed in the lid; a second seal disposed between the sphere and the opening in the lid, for circumferentially sealing between the sphere and the opening in the lid; a handle attached to the sphere for rotating the rotatable sphere to deposit waste materials into the bin; a retaining lid having an opening therein for depositing waste materials into the pocket in the sphere; and a third seal disposed between the retaining lid and the sphere adjacent the opening in the retaining lid, for sealing between the sphere and the opening in the retaining lid.

The present invention relates to a device for transporting a waste container. The device comprises a mount for mounting the device to a vehicle, a central support for supporting the waste container, the central support being connected to the mount and being extendable to lift the waste container off the ground, an attachment element for attaching the waste container to the central support, and a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the waste container when the waste container is attached to the central support, wherein the device is configured such that when the device is mounted to the vehicle, a waste container can be lifted and transported by the vehicle in a substantially upright position.

Systems and methods for determining shrinkage of a commodity sold by a store are provided which may include: identifying data indicative of a volume of the commodity, associating a label with a container that holds the commodity, collecting the label information with a reader and transmitting collected label information to at least one server, automatically determining data characterizing the material in the container, associating the label information and the data characterizing the material in the container, and determining performance data related to the commodity by comparing the data indicative of the volume of the commodity supplied to the store, the data indicative of the volume of the commodity sold by the store, and the data characterizing the material in the container.

The present disclosure provides a replacement bottom kit and system that is adaptable to a wide range of designs, makes, and sizes of commercial waste containers or dumpsters that are currently in use. This will significantly reduce the complexity and cost of the refurbishing process and provide significant long-term environmental benefits. A replacement bottom kit for a dumpster may include a dumpster bottom piece comprising low carbon steel, the dumpster bottom piece including four sides integral with the dumpster bottom piece and bent at approximately 75-90 degrees with respect to the bottom and wherein the size of the dumpster bottom is about 72-73 inches on one side and from about 24 inches to about 52 inches on another side, a corner bracket, and a quick release caster pad.

A container is provided. The container comprises a cover, a base, and a body, which includes one or more spine structures and one or more door panels which may open and allow substantially lateral access to the interior of the container. The one or more door panels may be secured in a closed position by a latch mechanism. In a first mode, the latch mechanism is not released. In a second mode, the latch mechanism is released. The first mode and the second mode may operate concurrently and can be accessed separately via different mechanisms. A switch mechanism may alternate between the first mode and the second mode. Alternatively, a pedal includes a first pedal mechanism corresponding to the first mode and a second pedal mechanism corresponding to the second mode.

A portable waste disposal bag includes a generally round bottom section, and a generally cylindrical side section that encircles the bottom section and is attached by stitching to the bottom section. The bag also includes at least two lifting straps which are each attached by stitching to the side section. The bottom section, side section and the two lifting straps are each made from a single piece of flexible material such as woven polypropylene. The bottom section and side section form a primary waste holding section configured to hold waste products and which forms means for evenly distributing the weight of an aggregate amount of the waste products held in the primary waste holding section. The means for evenly distributing the weight is configured to be deformable into an overall generally round shape during lifting of the waste disposal bag off of a surface.

The device is a trash can that is comprised of two sections that can either be separated completely or rotated to expose the bottom section of a trash can. The bottom section can then be cleaned easily and the trash can is then reassembled either by attaching the two sections or by rotating the sections and clamping the sections together.

A roll-out cart includes a container body having a side wall extending upward to a mouth of the container body. A lid is pivotably connected to a rear portion of the container body. The lid is pivotable between an open position and a closed position covering the mouth of the container body. A latch selectively secures a front portion of the lid to a front portion of the container body. The latch includes an outer latch assembly having a first actuator. A guard defines a recess on the front portion of the container body. The first actuator of the latch is within the recess.

A robotic drive system can be attached to a garbage container. A computing device can be configured to determine a travel path for the robotic drive system to travel to a location designated for garbage pickup. The computing device can be configured to cause the robotic drive system to move to be proximate to a location designated for garbage pickup.

A container transporter systems, vehicle, and methods are disclosed. The container transporter can be automatically or manually controlled allowing for ease of use in moving a coupled container. The container transporter can be used with virtually any container, such as a refuse container. The automatic movement of the container transporter can assist users with time constrains or physical constraints in moving their refuse for pickup.