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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Dominic Maruca, Holliston, MA (US);
Jerry Leone, Victor, NY (US);
Nancy Edwards Cronin, Jericho, VT (US);
Inventors:
Dominic Maruca, Holliston, MA (US);
Jerry Leone, Victor, NY (US);
Nancy Edwards Cronin, Jericho, VT (US);
Assignee:
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., Rutland, VT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
System and methods for identifying waste items in a waste management environment includes reading data from a plurality of identifiers that are attached to waste items. The read data is compared with reference data stored in one or more data repositories. If a match exists between any of the read data and the reference data, an indication of non-compliance of the waste item with predetermined safety criteria is provided.