Vision Statement

Trash-IT is an intelligent waste collection system that reduces human workload and increases efficiency within an eating environment. The problem of waste disposal within a dining establishment affects both staff and customers throughout the day by leaving tables unoccupied but covered in trash and dishes. These tables are therefore rendered useless to both the customers and the business, resulting in a loss of customer satisfaction and profit. Ambient detection allows the Trash-IT system to integrate seamlessly into any environment and minimize the amount of time a table is dirty after use. Trash-IT will detect when customers vacate a table, as well as waste subsequently left behind. The system will then alert the staff of this information, and a collection bin will autonomously move to the table that needs to be cleaned. Staff need only to walk directly to the table of concern and move dishes and trash from the table to the Trash-IT collection bin, dramatically reducing the time, focus, and ergonomic stress required of staff to clean a table. Additionally, customers entering a facility will be presented with information regarding table occupation. In the case that a customer would like to sit at a table that still has a previous customer’s dishes, that customer can select the table on an interactive display and proceed to it. The Trash-IT collection system will simultaneously travel to that table where the customer will then be able to easily clear the table on their own and sit down. The Trash-IT system eliminates the need for humans to carry heavy dishes or trash across an eating environment to a stationary trash can, reducing overall foot traffic around tables and increasing efficiency and customer satisfaction.