Household hazardous waste recovery
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1. A system comprising:
- at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with a waste product; and
at least one optical transmitter configured to emit a visible marker;
a processor coupled to the at least one optical sensor and to the at least one optical transmitter, the processor configured to;
automatically compare the optical data to data stored in a database to determine information about the waste product based on the optical data; and
control the at least one optical transmitter to apply a visible marker to the waste product to selectively direct the waste product to a selected storage location in response to determining the information.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a system may include at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with a waste product and a processor coupled to the at least one optical sensor. The processor may be configured to determine information about the waste product based on the optical data and to selectively direct the waste product to a selected destination in response to determining the information.
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one optical sensor configured to capture optical data associated with a waste product; and at least one optical transmitter configured to emit a visible marker; a processor coupled to the at least one optical sensor and to the at least one optical transmitter, the processor configured to; automatically compare the optical data to data stored in a database to determine information about the waste product based on the optical data; and control the at least one optical transmitter to apply a visible marker to the waste product to selectively direct the waste product to a selected storage location in response to determining the information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device comprising:
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one or more optical sensors configured to capture optical data associated with packaging of a waste product; one or more optical transmitters configured to emit a visual indicator; a processor coupled to the one or more optical sensors; and a memory accessible to the processor and configured to store instructions that, when executed cause the processor to; receive optical data corresponding to a waste product from the optical sensors; search one or more data sources to identify the waste product based on the optical data; and selectively direct the waste product to a selected destination in response to identifying the waste product by controlling the one or more optical transmitters to apply the visual indicator to the waste product to indicate the selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving optical data corresponding to a waste product from one or more optical sensors of a waste product identification system; searching, using a processor, one or more data sources to identify the waste product based on the optical data; and in response to identifying the waste product, selectively directing the waste product to a selected destination including; controlling one or more optical transmitters to apply a visual indicator to the waste product; and selectively controlling a light of a plurality of lights associated with the selected destination to direct the waste product to the selected destination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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