The invention relates to tracking and analyzing human behavior through a network and granting compensation to participants through adjusting rewards for said behaviors associated with improving their recycling habits.

Devices, systems, and methods of garbage sorting and processing to encourage proper waste disposal are disclosed. An embodiments of the waste management and sorting system comprises a smart waste machine configured to receive waste from a user and place the waste in proper storage containers having first identifiers, a mobile application configured to run on a user device and communicatively coupled to the smart waste machine and/or the server device, and a conveyor system configured to sort and/or process waste once it is removed from the storage containers.

A 3 in 1 reverse vending machine. A vending machine that is solar powered and accepts bottles and cans made of plastic, aluminum, and glass. The machine includes a conveyor system, barcode reader and cleaning system, this prepares the bottle and cans to be shredded and then granulated into small pieces. The machine houses a delivery system that carries the smaller pieces of processed material to its predetermined receptacle for storage. Each bottle and can has a monetary value once received by the machine that will be issued to the user once all bottles and cans are received and calculated per user per transaction.

A method for sorting waste, in which waste or recyclable material intended for sorting is brought in waste bags to a sorting apparatus, which includes a conveyor, from which the waste bags belonging to different waste components are separated from each other by guiding them into the containers according to the waste components or to further processing. A waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag is identified with a sensor system, which includes a number of sensors monitoring different properties, which sensors essentially simultaneously read and/or identify a waste bag, an identifier arranged in connection with it and/or the content of the waste bag when the waste bag is transferred on the conveyor via the reading area of the sensors, and in which method on the basis of information coming from the sensors the waste bags are sorted into different waste components using one or more handling devices of the sorting apparatus. The invention also relates to an apparatus and to a system.

A recycling bag and a method for incorporating the bag into a recycling program are provided. The bag and method include a resealable bag including a tamper evident seal having a unique identifier. The unique identifier is associated with a user. The recyclable contents of the bag are appraised and a valuation metric are assigned to the user upon recycling.

A bin for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin includes a wall having an upper end and a lower end, and a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall. The wall and the bottom cooperate to define a chamber for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin also includes mouth at the upper end of the wall that is in communication with the chamber. The bin further includes a rim extending around a periphery of the mouth. The bin also includes content information on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the rim that is configured to identify the one or more items the bin is intended to receive or store.

A bin for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin includes a wall having an upper end and a lower end, and a bottom extending along the lower end of the wall. The wall and the bottom cooperate to define a chamber for receiving or storing one or more items. The bin also includes mouth at the upper end of the wall that is in communication with the chamber. The bin further includes a rim extending around a periphery of the mouth. The bin also includes content information on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the rim that is configured to identify the one or more items the bin is intended to receive or store.

A recycling automate for receiving a spent item such as a bag or a piece of clothing, said automate comprising: an opening through which the item can be entered; a reader for registering an identification; a printer for producing a deposit receipt and/or a card reader for transfer of a token or payment of deposit for the spent item entered into the automate; a compartment for storing the spent items that has been entered through the opening, which compartment has an opening through which the automate can be emptied for the spent items.

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems that may include a container housing having at least one opening, as well as a camera configured to capture a visual input relating to a deposited object placed into the at least one opening. A light source may be configured to illuminate the deposited object, and a sorting plate configured to divert the deposited object into one of a plurality of containers. A motor may be configured to move the sorting plate, and a processor system configured to: receive the visual input from the camera, classify the deposited object based on the visual input, and cause the motor to move the sorting place to divert the deposited object to the one of the plurality of containers based on the classification.

Provided is a method for managing garbage disposal credit reporting. The method comprises: a smart garbage can performing online real-time marking of bagged garbage, photographing scattered garbage after it is disposed of, and a system obtaining information transmitted by the smart garbage can, after each time garbage is disposed of, the smart garbage can saving for a certain period of time the traceable information generated by the disposed garbage; when inspecting the disposed garbage, if a delivery error is discovered, the inspecting client uploading the erroneous marking information on the garbage bag and uploading the erroneous scattered garbage photograph, in order to evaluate the credit of the person who throws garbage into the garbage according to whether the information about the type of garbage disposed is correct.