Patent ID: 8113220

Claim:
A method of disposition of wet concrete and wash water from concrete handling equipment, said method comprising: positioning a flexible containment apparatus adjacent a discharge port of the concrete handling equipment, wherein the flexible containment apparatus is provided in a collapsed configuration and includes at least one side panel that is made of a flexible material and has an inflatable portion; expanding the flexible containment apparatus from the collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration by inflating the inflatable portion of the flexible containment apparatus; flushing the excess wet concrete from the concrete-handling equipment with the wash water; transferring the wet concrete and wash water from the concrete handling equipment to the flexible containment apparatus through the discharge port of the concrete handling equipment into an opening of the flexible containment apparatus; containing the wash water and the concrete within the flexible containment apparatus; allowing the concrete to cure to a solidified state within the flexible containment apparatus; and disposing of the cured concrete and the flexible containment apparatus.