Patent ID: 8727671

Claim:
A waste conveying system, comprising: a plurality of feed stations for receiving waste material; a plurality of feed pipes, each feed pipe being operatively connected to one of said plurality of feed stations for receiving the waste material from the feed stations; a conveying pipe operatively connected to each of said plurality of feed pipes for receiving the waste material from the feed pipes; at least one waste container at a waste space directly connected to said conveying pipe for receiving the waste material directly from the conveying pipe, the at least one waste container configured and operable for disconnection from the conveying pipe and for movement from the waste space; a vacuum pump having an inflow side operatively connected to a portion of the at least one waste container away from where the waste material is received directly from the conveying pipe, and an outflow side connected to an outlet pipe leading to an outside of the waste conveying system, the vacuum pump being adapted to create a pressure reduction in each of the feed stations, in each of the feed pipes, in the conveyor pipe, and in the at least one waste container, in order to convey the waste material received at each of the feed stations into the at least one waste container by drawing air into and through the conveying pipe and the at least one waste container, and then out of the at least one waste container, through the vacuum pump, and out through the outlet pipe to the outside of the waste conveying system.