Patent ID: 8384540

Claim:
A system for detecting hazardous material in refuse and for identifying geographic location of origin of refuse detected to have hazardous material comprising: a plurality of trucks, each truck operable to collect refuse; each truck having a geo-location system operable to track and store routes taken by each truck; each truck having a device for attaching at least one tag to collected refuse, each tag operable to associate collected refuse to a respective truck; a scanning system operable to scan collected refuse and to detect hazardous material in collected refuse; an isolation system operable to separate and isolate refuse detected to have hazardous material; and an identification system operable to read a tag attached to refuse detected to have hazardous material and identify a truck that collected refuse detected to have hazardous material, the identification system further having the ability to obtain a route taken by the truck that collected refuse detected to have hazardous material.