Systems and methods for measuring the purity of bales of recyclable materials
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1. A system for determining a purity of a bale comprising a plurality of recyclable waste items, comprising:
- a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to obtain identification information from a plurality of RFID tags respectively attached to at least a portion of the plurality of recyclable waste items; and
a computer configured to receive the identification information, and query a repository using the identification information to determine type and weight of each of the recyclable waste items having the RFID tag attached thereto, and determine a percentage of a desired type of item with respect to the plurality of recyclable waste items.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader that is configured to obtain identification information from a plurality of RFID tags respectively attached to the plurality of items. A computer is configured to receive the identification information, and use the identification information to identify the items having a RFID tag attached thereto, and determine a percentage of a desired type of item with respect to the plurality of items.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for determining a purity of a bale comprising a plurality of recyclable waste items, comprising:
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a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to obtain identification information from a plurality of RFID tags respectively attached to at least a portion of the plurality of recyclable waste items; and a computer configured to receive the identification information, and query a repository using the identification information to determine type and weight of each of the recyclable waste items having the RFID tag attached thereto, and determine a percentage of a desired type of item with respect to the plurality of recyclable waste items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for determining a purity of a bale comprising a plurality of recyclable waste items, the method comprising:
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reading identification information from a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags respectively attached to at least a portion of the plurality of recyclable waste items; querying a repository using the identification information from the plurality of RFID tags to determine type and weight of each of the recyclable waste items having the RFID tag attached thereto; calculating a percentage of the desired type of recyclable waste item with respect to the plurality of recyclable waste items; baling the plurality of recyclable waste items to form the bale; and writing the calculated percentage onto a RFID tag associated with the baled recyclable waste items. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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