Patent ID: 11861647
Assignee: COX ENTERPRISES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  Y | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:
receiving, from a sensor of a device, an image of a first waste item of a user;
determining, based on a comparison of the image to images of waste items input to a machine learning algorithm, a product characteristic of the first waste item, the product characteristic indicative of a tear in the first waste item;
determining a geolocation of the device;
selecting, based on the geolocation of the device, a first rule from two or more rules for determination of which waste receptacle of a plurality of waste receptacles a waste item is to be deposited, wherein the first rule indicates that a torn waste item is recyclable, and wherein the two or more rules include a second rule for a second geolocation indicating that a torn waste item is not recyclable;
determining, based on the product characteristic of the first waste item and the first rule, that the first waste item is to be disposed of using a first type of waste receptacle, wherein the first type of waste receptacle is a recycling receptacle; and
causing presentation of an indication of the first type of waste receptacle at the device.