Waste recycling method
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An onsite store waste recycling method, comprising:
- collecting targeted store waste onsite at a store location and tracking the collected store waste from the store location to a recycling facility to maintain a chain of custody of the targeted store waste from the store location to the recycling facility;
manufacturing a flat plastic bag comprising an open top, closed bottom, and at least one wireless electronic tag placed inside the plastic bag;
placing a waste collection receptacle onsite in a customer area of the store;
placing the tagged plastic bag into the onsite waste collection receptacle;
placing targeted store waste onsite into the waste collection receptacle;
shredding the targeted store waste onsite after being placed into the waste collection receptacle fitted with the tagged plastic bag;
transporting the tagged plastic bag containing the targeted store waste from the store to the recycling location; and
recycling the targeted store waste into at least one recycled material suitable for use in manufacturing one or more products containing recycled material content from the targeted store waste.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A waste recycling method for tracking targeted waste from collection to recycling. The method utilizes wireless electronically tagged plastic bags containing the targeted waste or material to be recycled.
-
Citations
14 Claims
-
1. An onsite store waste recycling method, comprising:
-
collecting targeted store waste onsite at a store location and tracking the collected store waste from the store location to a recycling facility to maintain a chain of custody of the targeted store waste from the store location to the recycling facility; manufacturing a flat plastic bag comprising an open top, closed bottom, and at least one wireless electronic tag placed inside the plastic bag; placing a waste collection receptacle onsite in a customer area of the store; placing the tagged plastic bag into the onsite waste collection receptacle; placing targeted store waste onsite into the waste collection receptacle; shredding the targeted store waste onsite after being placed into the waste collection receptacle fitted with the tagged plastic bag; transporting the tagged plastic bag containing the targeted store waste from the store to the recycling location; and recycling the targeted store waste into at least one recycled material suitable for use in manufacturing one or more products containing recycled material content from the targeted store waste. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. An onsite store material recycling method, the method comprising the steps of:
-
manufacturing a flat plastic bag comprising an open top, a closed bottom, and at least one wireless electronic tag placed within the plastic bag; placing onsite a material collection receptacle in a store; placing onsite the tagged plastic bag into the material collection receptacle; placing onsite targeted store material into the tagged plastic bag placed in the material collection receptacle; transporting the tagged plastic bag containing the targeted store material from the store to a recycling location; and recycling the targeted store material into one or more products containing recycled material content.
-
Specification