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A method of recycling employs a plurality of bags for containing and transporting recyclable that can survive the compaction process without breaking and mixing their contents. The inventive method includes the steps of: compacting recyclable that have been segregated into bags; transporting the bag

A method of recycling employs a plurality of bags for containing and transporting recyclable that can survive the compaction process without breaking and mixing their contents. The inventive method includes the steps of: compacting recyclable that have been segregated into bags; transporting the bags to a transfer station; and separating the bags into groups of material containing like classifications. Thereafter, the classified recyclable material is either recycled into reusable material or transported to storage or to a recycling plant where the material is recycled into reusable material. The method may also include the preliminary step of separating the recyclable into a plurality of bags prior to placing the bags into a compactor vehicle or, as an interim step, into a garbage container, with or without other non-recyclable waste material. The separating may be done by visually perceptible coding on the bags, or by scanning coding on or in the bags by using a scanning device. Alternatively, a single bag containing recyclable may be used rather than multiple bags containing different classifications of recyclable.

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A waste handling method comprising the steps of: (a) separating recyclables into a plurality of bags with recyclables of a particular classification being placed in each bag, each said bag having coding means so that the contents of said bags can be identified; (b) placing said bags in a container;

A waste handling method comprising the steps of: (a) separating recyclables into a plurality of bags with recyclables of a particular classification being placed in each bag, each said bag having coding means so that the contents of said bags can be identified; (b) placing said bags in a container; (c) transferring the bags to a compactor vehicle having compacting means thereon; (d) compacting said bags into compacted bags within said compactor vehicle so that they take up less space; (e) transporting said compacted bags to a transfer station in said compactor vehicle; (f) unloading said compacted bags from said compactor vehicle; (g) separating said bags into groups, each of the groups containing like classifications of recyclables, by using the coding means; (h) placing bags from a group into a transfer trailer; (i) transporting said bags from a group to a disposal site away from said transfer station in said transfer trailer; (j) unloading said bags from a group into an area; and (k) repeating the steps (a) through (j) until a desired quantity of bags from a group have been accumulated.