METHODS FOR UTILIZING RF TAGS TO COLLECT DATA CONCERNING POST-CONSUMER RESOURCES
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1. A method of disposing of a post-consumption item that has a Radio Frequency (RF) tag associated therewith, comprising:
- reading the RF tag to obtain information stored thereon; and
selecting a manner to dispose of the post-consumption item based on the obtained information.
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Abstract
A post-consumption item that has a Radio Frequency (RF) tag associated therewith is disposed of by reading the RF tag to obtain information stored thereon and selecting a manner to dispose of the post-consumption item based on the obtained information. An inventory of post-consumption items that have RF tags associated therewith, respectively, is maintained by reading the RF tags to obtain categorization information stored thereon and maintaining the inventory of the post-consumption items based on the obtained categorization information.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of disposing of a post-consumption item that has a Radio Frequency (RF) tag associated therewith, comprising:
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reading the RF tag to obtain information stored thereon; and
selecting a manner to dispose of the post-consumption item based on the obtained information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of maintaining an inventory of post-consumption items, the post-consumption items having Radio Frequency (RF) tags associated therewith, respectively, the method comprising:
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reading the RF tags respectively associated with the post-consumption items to obtain categorization information stored thereon; and
maintaining the inventory of the post-consumption items based on the obtained categorization information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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