Patent ID: 7524159

Claim:
A method of receiving and transporting solid waste, said method comprising: providing a disposable waste container having a waste capacity of at least 500 pounds of solid waste and a disposable pallet capable of supporting said waste container when said container is loaded with said solid waste to a user for use at a waste producing site, said waste container having an exterior surface made of a water and moisture impervious layer; after said waste container has been loaded in whole or in part by said user with said container resting on and supported by said pallet and is ready for transport to a disposal site, lifting and moving said pallet and waste container onto a transporting bed of a truck by means of a separate forklift unit, said truck having a rear transporting portion that includes said transporting bed, said rear transporting portion having longitudinally extending sidewall members that can be moved from an upright transporting position on a respective longitudinal side of said rear transporting portion to a second position which allows said container and pallet to be loaded onto the truck, at least one of said sidewall members being moved to said second position to allow said pallet and waste container to be moved onto said transporting bed from the respective longitudinal side of said rear transporting portion and then being moved back to said upright transporting position, said truck also having a raising mechanism for raising said rear transporting portion from a horizontal transporting position to a sloping position for dumping contents of said transporting portion; transporting said pallet and waste container by means of said truck to a waste disposal site; and dumping said pallet and said waste container at said waste disposal site by operating said raising mechanism.