A collapsible waste receptacle is disclosed with front and rear frame pieces generally defining an exterior boundary. The waste receptacle is configured to move between an expanded and a collapsed configuration. In the expanded configuration, a bottom frame piece may be attached to both the front frame piece and the rear frame piece to define at least a lower portion of the exterior boundary of the receptacle, and a top surface may contact the front frame piece and the rear frame piece. To transition to the collapsed configuration, the bottom frame piece may disconnect and rotate to generally vertical orientation within the exterior boundary of the receptacle. The top surface may rotate around a frame piece to generally vertical orientation outside the exterior boundary. The front and rear frame pieces may move towards each other to define a collapsed configuration, e.g. assisted by the inward folding of remaining side panels.

The lid comprises a horizontal front surface, a horizontal rear surface, and a recycling chute disposed between the horizontal front surface and the horizontal rear surface. The recycling chute comprises a front surface having an opening, a first sidewall connected with the front face, a second sidewall connected with the front face, and an angled top surface. The angled top surface is connected to the front surface, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the horizontal rear surface and the angled top surface is angled downward from the front surface towards the horizontal rear surface. The opening comprises an obround slot and a widened central section, with the widened central section being a cut out in the front surface above the obround slot.

A receptacle is disclosed for containing waste. The waste receptacle may have a container with at least one opening, and a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of rubbish being deposited through the at least one opening. The waste receptacle may also have a public-use device operatively connected to the container, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the public-use device. The controller may be configured to selectively provide access to the public-use device based on the signal.

The disclosure describes waste receptacles for processing waste comprising a waste portal configured to accept waste deposited by an end user, a waste analysis unit positioned proximate to the waste portal, a waste conveyor connected to the waste portal, a paddle or robotic member positioned over the waste conveyor and configured to push the waste off the waste conveyor and into a grinder or into a waste commodity container.

This invention is directed towards a waste enclosure device (device) comprising a waste enclosure employing operational functions including collection and monitoring capacity wherein said device includes one or more programmable logic controllers. Operational functions are performed by electrical components including sensors to determine waste deposits characteristics and contents. Said device operational functions are further adapted to send and receive data, optionally wirelessly, and configured and adapted to utilize solar derived electrical power and, optionally, electric power from other sources.

A receptacle is disclosed for containing waste. The waste receptacle may have a container with at least one opening, and a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of rubbish being deposited through the at least one opening. The waste receptacle may also have a public-use device operatively connected to the container, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the public-use device. The controller may be configured to selectively provide access to the public-use device based on the signal.

A lid for a storage receptacle includes a substantially planar top panel including a plurality of openings, a substantially planar slideable closure having a plurality of closure portions capable of closing each of the plurality of openings in the top panel, and a plurality of accessible portions capable of allowing access through each of the plurality of openings in the top panel. The lid further includes a guide mechanism capable of guiding the slideable closure between a first position and a second position, and an activation mechanism capable of receiving an input to move the slideable closure between one of the first position and the second position along the guide mechanism.

A container for waste collection includes: a containment body having a collection compartment and a top opening for delivering waste into the collection compartment; a door movably connected to the containment body for selectively opening or closing the opening; a mask interposed between the collection compartment and the door when the door is in a first operating condition in which it closes the opening, the mask having at least one mouth for delivering waste into the collection compartment. The mask is permanently fixed to the containment body so that it defines a slit between an upper edge of the mask and the containment body, the slit being adapted to permit the passage of the door, wherein the door is constrained to the containment body by an actuator that allows the door to alternately switch from a first operating condition in which it closes the load opening to a second operating condition in which it opens the load opening.