Patent ID: 8684437

Claim:
A portable, mobile recycling center comprising: a) an enclosed storefront section mounted on a forward portion of a mobile frame comprising: i) a small office located in a rearward portion of said storefront section; ii) a bathroom; iii) a fresh water tank for supplying water to said bathroom; iv) a waste water tank for storing fluid retrieved from said bathroom; v) at least one scale for weighing recyclable material with a weight display directly under said scale within said storefront section and an external remote display located outside of said storefront section; vi) a lift up door to provide access through an opening to an interior of said storefront section, said scale for weighing recyclable material being located at a floor level behind said lift up door whereby said scale for weighing recyclable material is directly accessible at waist level to a user approaching said storefront section, said lift up door forming, when in an open position, a canopy over an area immediately in front of said opening into said storefront section behind said lift up door, whereby said floor level within said storefront section forms a counter for said user to approach said opening and access said scale; vii) a plurality of recyclable processing mechanisms; and viii) a power unit adjacent a front wall of said storefront section; b) said frame extending rearwardly from and beyond said storefront section and supported by wheels, a front end of said frame having a structure to allow said frame to be towed; and c) a bulk section on a rear portion of said frame above said wheels comprising; i) an articulated boom arm; ii) a roll-off container large enough to contain an automobile, said boom arm supported by a mounting structure being mounted on said frame between said roll-off container and said storefront section; and iii) a lift platform rearwardly of said boom arm mounting structure for supporting, loading and unloading said roll-off container; iv) said lift platform being pivoted at a rear edge of said rear portion of said frame; v) a hydraulic piston for raising a front end of said lift platform; vi) a winch mounted on said front end of said lift platform; vii) a cable running from said winch to one end of said roll-off container for pulling said roll-off container onto said lift platform; and viii) outriggers extending from said mounting structure for stabilizing said boom arm when in use.