A novel material size reducing and storage device system comprising of at least one material size reducing unit which is capable of shredding, grinding, cutting or using other similar methods for the purpose of recycling plastic, metal, paper, and other materials; a storage unit; an apparatus that analyzes and detects the type or recyclable; a heating system that facilitates further size reduction of recyclable; a cooling system that maintains cool temperatures for food waste; a computer system having self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology (SMART); and a cleaning system that removes contamination from material so that said material is ready to be upcycled in a recycling facility.

Systems and methods for secure card printing ribbon removal may include a shredding unit, a collection unit, and a processor. The shredding unit may shred card printing ribbon and generate ribbon waste. The collection unit may be removably attached to the shredding unit and receive ribbon waste from the shredding unit. The collection unit may comprise a transparent material, a visual fill line, and a sensor that determines the amount of ribbon waste contained in the collection unit. Upon determination that the amount of ribbon waste exceeds a threshold, the sensor may generate a signal. The processor may operate the shredding unit and the collection unit, receive the signal generated by the collection unit, and generate, based on the signal, a prediction of a remaining capacity of the collection unit. The ribbon may include material containing sensitive information.

A food waste disposer including a housing, a container disposed inside the housing and provided to accommodate food waste, an exhaust duct communicating with the container and provided to allow exhaust gas generated in the container to flow therein, a filter device including a catalytic filter part configured to filter the exhaust gas passed through the exhaust duct, and a deodorizing filter part configured to filter the exhaust gas passed through the catalytic filter part and communicating with an outside of the housing, and a condensation chamber configured to remove moisture in the exhaust gas flowing from the exhaust duct into the catalytic filter part of the filter device.

A novel material size reducing and storage device system comprising of a composting system and a three-dimensional (3D) printing system is disclosed. The compost system is configured to facilitate material size reduction of compostable material. The 3D printing system is configured to facilitate 3D printing of one or more objects using material that have been reduced to a predetermined size.

A recycling appliance is for processing non-organic recyclable materials and organic materials. The recycling appliance includes a non-organic processing assembly configured to receive, process and store the non-organic recyclable materials. An organic processing assembly is spaced apart from the non-organic processing assembly. The organic processing assembly is configured to receive, process and store the organic materials. A housing assembly is configured to house the non-organic processing assembly and the organic processing assembly.

The present invention is intended for commercial businesses to store their confidential papers in until the papers may be picked up for shredding with a private company. The recycle box is made of aluminum, strong wood, and strong plastic. The present invention offers a higher level of security because the machine does not have a fixedly open drop slot. The recycle box looks appealing and can be placed in convenient areas in any work environment. The recycle box has a loading capacity of up to 500 sheets of paper.

A container with an opening for receiving items for later disposal is disclosed. The container includes a container body with a bottom and a sidewall extending upwards from the bottom, as well as a removable lid to close the container. The container also includes a lock to lock the lid to the container. An engagement structure is provided on a side opposite the lock to prevent separation of the lid from the container body. The container may be stackable by including complementary male and female structures on the bottom and the lid. The container may also include a handle adjacent the bottom that contacts the ground when the container rests on the ground.

An apparatus for the separate collection of rubbish includes a containing structure provided with an internal compartment in which there are a plurality of rubbish collection containers and at least a first and a second aperture for access to the internal compartment from the outside, in order to introduce the rubbish.

A method for the destruction of data carriers preventing access to the process of rendering confidential data carriers, which consist of paper or similar material, unreadable and allowing the carriers to be destroyed. In the method, confidential data carriers are collected at the point of origin in secure collection containers, removed by a collection vehicle, and are supplied to a paper recycling plant in a final step. The interior of a mobile pulper, which is connected to the collection vehicle, is filled with the confidential data carriers, the carriers are mixed with a pulping fluid and the mixture is blended by an agitator to form a suspension of defibrated documents and pulping fluid, a hydromechanical pulping process taking place in the pulper before the suspension is supplied to the paper recycling plant.

The present disclosure relates to a waste management system comprising a first waste bin having a first camera operatively configured to a controller. Images of waste captured by the first camera are analyzed by the controller to ensure that the waste is a plastic waste. Further, a categorization mechanism executing at the controller classifies the plastic waste in at least one of a plastic category using a machine learning mechanism. The system comprises a motor for shredding the plastic waste and a sieve for collecting the shredded plastic waste. Containers attached at an end of the sieve receive and store the shredded plastic waste. The system comprises a second waste bin having a second camera for capturing images of the general/wet waste and categorizing the images to alert user about potential food waste. Categorized wet waste is collected in the second bin.