A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, and a tailgate. The body assembly is coupled to the chassis and defines a refuse compartment configured to store refuse material. The tailgate comprises a refuse receiving portion, a thresher assembly, and an electrically driven actuation mechanism. The refuse receiving portion is configured to receive refuse material. The thresher assembly includes a compaction thresher including a plurality of tines and a plurality of tine springs configured to bias the plurality of tines in a direction of compaction. The plurality of tine springs are each disposed around a corresponding tine of the plurality of tines. The electrically driven actuation mechanism is configured to selectively actuate the thresher assembly.

A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, and an ejector mechanism. The body assembly is coupled to the chassis and defines a refuse compartment configured to store refuse material. The ejector mechanism includes an ejector and a cable actuator configured to selectively actuate the ejector between a refuse receiving position and an ejecting position.

A mobile system used for collecting, compacting, and transporting waste material from a waste generating site. The mobile system includes a waste collection container for holding the waste material therein and a roller compactor for compacting the waste material in the waste collection container to increase a density of the waste material within the waste collection container relative to a density of the waste material in the waste container. The mobile system can also have a transport truck, the waste collection container being attachable to the transport truck.

A robotic device for distributing designated items to persons includes a motion unit to autonomously move the robotic device through a premise, storage for designated items, an item dispenser to dispense from the storage, memory modules containing recognition scans and payment information of persons located within the premise and information of the designated items. The memory modules contain secondary recognition scans of persons located within the premise, recognition scanners, secondary recognition scanners, an additional scanner by an exit tube, a control unit in communication with the motion unit, the recognition scanners, the memory and the item dispenser and where the control unit directs the motion unit to move the robotic device within the premise, upon encountering a purchaser who selects a designated item, directs the recognition scanners to scan payment details of the purchaser and compares images from the recognition scanners to stored recognitions scans to verify payment.