Patent ID: 9598234
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B65F,B65G

Claim:
1. A method for collecting and disposing waste from disparate locations to a centralized location within a facility, the method comprising: coupling, either directly or indirectly, a series of empty waste receptacles to a vehicle, each of the empty waste receptacles including rollers attached thereto for supporting a rolling movement of the empty waste receptacle, wherein the rollers contact a ground surface when the empty waste receptacle is coupled to the vehicle; transporting the series of empty waste receptacles to a first location via the vehicle traveling through the facility on the ground surface, wherein the rollers move along the ground surface to accommodate movement of the empty waste receptacles during transport; at the first location, transporting the first full waste receptacle and any remaining empty waste receptacles of the series of empty waste receptacles to a second location; at the second location, transporting the first and second full wheeled waste receptacles on the ground surface to a waste processing or storage location; decoupling from the vehicle the first and second full waste receptacles; and emptying the waste material from the first and second full waste receptacles into a dumpster or waste compactor.