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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Evelio Acosta, Miami, FL (US);
Atlantic Maintenance of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving and separately storing recyclable waste materials of various types and non-recyclable waste materials. Recyclable or non-recyclable waste material is deposited in the open top of a receiving chamber. Deflectors when in a first position form a part of the sidewalls of the receiving chamber such that non-recyclable waste material deposited in the open top of the receiving chamber falls through an open bottom of the chamber into a compactor. Either of the deflectors in a second position closes the open bottom of the receiving chamber and deflects recyclable waste deposited in the open top of the receiving chamber into a storage container associated with the deflector in the second position.