Waste recycling systems, processes, and methods

• US 8,550,252 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2010
• Issued: 10/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Benjamin Thorp, David Borowski, William Huddleston
• Original Assignee: Benjamin Thorp, David Borowski, William Huddleston
• Inventors: Borowski, David, Huddleston, William, Thorp, Benjamin
• Primary Examiner(s): Rodriguez, Joseph C
• Application Number:
  US12/958,392
• Publication Number:
  US 20110238598A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,042 Days
• Field of Search: 209/3, 209/3.3, 209/583, 209/930, 241/24.1, 241/24.12, 241/DIG.38
• US Class Current: 209/3
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/0006 Flexible refuse receptables, e.g. bags, sacks
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/0066 Rigid receptacles fixed on racks or posts
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/10 with refuse filling means, e.g. air-locks
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1426 Housings, cabinets or enclosures for refuse receptacles B65F1/006, B65F1/1452 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1468 Means for facilitating the transport of the receptacle, e.g. wheels, rolls hand-operated refuse vehicles B65F3/005
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1484 relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/1638 Electromechanically operated lids
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/1123 Bar-codes
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/1128 Text
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/132 Draining means
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/137 Fans
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/144 Level detecting means
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 2210/181 Ventilating means, e.g. holes
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 7/00 Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles such devices per se A61L, B08B
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Abstract

The present invention refers to a system, process, and method of collecting, handling and processing paperboard based fast food service items for the production of pulp suitable for reuse into paper or paperboard and the contemporaneous recovery of the waterproofing film for the production of energy.

Claims

1. A waste recycling method for post consumer paperboard based food service items, said method comprising the steps of:

onsite collecting of post consumer paperboard food service items;

onsite volume reducing of said post consumer paperboard food service items;

onsite treating of said post consumer paperboard food service items to prevent growth of bacteria and fungi;

onsite separation of said post consumer paperboard food service items from any liquids in said post consumer paperboard food service items;

onsite packaging of said post consumer paperboard food service items into disposable waste containers; and

onsite tagging of said disposable waste containers to identify said post consumer paperboard food service items contained in said disposable containers.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising transporting said tagged disposable waste containers containing said post consumer paperboard food service items from a waste collection location to a waste processing location or waste recycling location.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of tagging is electronic tagging.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said waste disposable containers are plastic bags.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said step of volume reducing comprises shredding.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of treating to prevent growth of bacteria and fungi comprises applying disinfectant to said post consumer paperboard food service items.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said waste disposable containers are flat plastic bags.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said waste disposable containers are manufactured flat plastic bags.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein said flat plastic bags each comprise an electronic tag.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said electronic tag is located within each flat plastic bag.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising manufacturing flat plastic bags, and wherein said waste disposable containers are the manufactured flat plastic bags.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein said tagging step comprises placing at least one electronic tag on each said disposable waste container to identify and track said targeted waste contained in said waste containers.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein said tagging step comprises associating at least one electronic tag with each said disposable waste container to identify and track said targeted waste contained in said waste containers.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein the disposable waste containers are plastic bags, and said plastic bags are each tagged by an electronic tag associated with each said plastic bag.

15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising tracking the disposable waste containers from an onsite location to a waste processing location or waste recycling location.

16. The method according to claim 1, wherein the tagging step comprises attaching an electronic tag on each disposable waste containers.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein the tagging step comprises associating an electronic tag with each disposable waste containers in advance of the packaging step.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein said tagging step comprises associating at least one electronic tag with each said disposable waste container to identify and track said targeted waste contained in said disposable waste containers.

19. The method according to claim 18, wherein said at least one tag is an RFID tag.

20. The method according to claim 1, wherein said disposable waste containers are plastic bags each comprising an electronic tag.