Included is a refuse bag replacement method including: detecting, by one or more sensors of the robotic refuse container, a refuse bag fill level; instructing, by a processor of the robotic refuse container, the robotic refuse container to navigate to a refuse collection site upon detecting a predetermined refuse bag fill level; and instructing, by the processor of the robotic refuse container, the robotic refuse container to discard a refuse bag housed within the robotic refuse container at the refuse collection site.

The disclosure discloses a dry garbage collection system and method with compressing and packing function, the system includes a central control display, a garbage putting bin, a compression and hot-melting bin, a packing bin, a forwarding bin, an air purification bin, a garbage can and a box; the garbage put in the system is compressed to form a cake shape and then performed a packing, and the garbage bags are hot-melted to shape, and vacuumized during packing process; the weight of the garbage before and after compression is compared to determine whether there is more wet garbage in the input dry garbage, so that an alarm can be sent out when the garbage classification is not standardized. The present disclosure realizes effectively compression and packing of garbage, significantly reduces the volume of garbage, prevents the garbage bin from overfilling, reduces subsequent garbage transfer times and transportation costs.

A trash receptacle including a hollow receptacle body having an open top end and a closed bottom end, the hollow receptacle body having a bag dispenser receptacle operatively connected to a bag dispenser port on an outer portion, and an air freshener receiver operatively connected to the hollow receptacle body and including an airflow mechanism for flowing air between the air freshener receiver and the hollow receptacle body. A method of using the trash receptacle by removing a bag from the bag dispenser receptacle on the outer portion of the hollow receptacle body, inserting the bag into the hollow receptacle body, and flowing air through the airflow mechanism and the air freshener receiver to maintain a clean smelling trash receptacle.

An apparatus for collecting and temporarily storing animal waste such as dog droppings includes a portable storage container with a pivoting lid movable between an open position and a closed position to keep contents dry. The container is adapted to receive and secure thereto a removable liner bag for easy disposal of the waste. A handle attached to the container pivots the lid open and closed with one position exposing the interior space from above for ease of adding and removing liner bags. A removable waste scooper is suspended from an outer wall of the container. The user need only touch the handle and a scooper when depositing droppings into the bag. The lid extends over an upper mouth of the container to prevent water from rain or sprinklers from seeping into the inner space. Custom compostable liner bags may be provided with lobes that are captured within bag retainers on front and rear walls.

A vacuum-integrated trash bin. The vacuum-integrated trash bin includes a housing dimensioned to be removably insertable into a trash bin to form a seal. The housing includes a plurality of apertures in the sidewalls of the housing and a port at the bottom surface of the housing. The port is positioned above a vacuum pump, such that actuation of the vacuum pump sucks air through the apertures of the housing to conform a trash bag placed within the housing to the shape of the housing, thereby increasing an internal volume of the trash bag.

A garbage bag retaining clip apparatus for securing garbage bag excess includes a housing having an open front side separated from an open back side, a top side separated from an open bottom side, and a left side separated from a right side defining a housing inside. A bag gate is flexibly coupled within the housing inside. The bag gate is biased to rest in the pinch position. A plurality of parallel retaining ridges is coupled to the housing. Each of the retaining ridges extends vertically from the right side and the left side within the housing inside. A tab is coupled to the housing. The tab proximal end has a hinge extending between the left side and the right side proximal the top side and the back side. The tab moves between a locked position engaged within the retaining ridges and a released position extending behind the housing.

A releasable retention device for retaining a bag with a container, especially a waste container. The releasable retention device has a cap and a hollow base with open ends. Flexible flaps attached to the cap near the perimeter of the cap on the side of the perimeter toward the center of the cap. When an agglomerated portion of a bag is pushed through the flexible flaps, the flexible flaps primarily frictionally. The flexibility of the flaps reduces the risk of tearing a bag. The hollow base is attached to the bottom of the cap and has on its outer surface a fastener for maintaining the releasable retention device within a container.

The present invention discloses a trash bag assembly, a trash bag fitting device and a smart trash receptacle. The trash bag assembly includes a storage body and a lid. The storage body defines a first opening and an annular trough extending externally around the first opening and configured to receive a trash bag. The lid defines a second opening corresponding to the first opening and is configured to cover an open end of the annular trough so as to form, together with one side wall of the annular trough, a gap serving as a bag exit. The trash bag fitting device is configured to fit a trash bag into a main body of a trash receptacle and includes a vacuum assembly and a motor for driving the vacuum assembly. The vacuum assembly includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet communicates with an air vent in an inner wall of the main body, with the air outlet in communication with the outside of the main body of the trash receptacle. A combination of the trash bag assembly and the trash bag fitting device enables fully-automatic trash bag fitting and bagging, an increased degree of automation and intelligence of the trash receptacle, low cost and higher replacement efficiency.

A waste receptacle includes a cinch tab and a cinch defined by the cinch tab. The cinch includes an opening configured to admit a liner portion of a waste liner. The cinch also includes a notch continuous with and extending away from the opening. At least a portion of the opening narrows in width in a direction extending away from the notch. The opening and the notch are configured to retain the liner portion to at least partially secure the waste liner to the waste receptacle.

A garbage can having a vent disposed on, or near, a bottom surface, the air pump adapted to suck air from the garbage to position garbage bag in position within the garbage can. The pump may alternatively be used to push air into the garbage can to release the garbage bag.