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A segregated waste collection system for collecting segregated waste from a distant location and moving the collected segregated waste to a centralized collection station, while maintaining the segregated state of the waste. The segregated waste collection system comprises a waste container, a trans

A segregated waste collection system for collecting segregated waste from a distant location and moving the collected segregated waste to a centralized collection station, while maintaining the segregated state of the waste. The segregated waste collection system comprises a waste container, a transfer container, and a collection vehicle, each of which has corresponding compartments for storing the segregated waste. The waste from the waste container is transferred to the transfer container and is then transferred to the collection vehicle. A deflector on the transfer container aligned with the transfer container divider and operable between a fill position and a dump position. In the fill position, the divider deflects the waste container contents from the waste compartments into the corresponding transfer compartments. In the dump position, the deflector deflects the contents from the transfer compartments into the corresponding storage compartments.

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[ We claim:] [18.]18. A transfer container for a segregated waste collection system comprising a waste container located at a distant location, a collection vehicle for moving the collected segregated waste to a centralized collection station, and the transfer container transferring the waste from t

[ We claim:] [18.]18. A transfer container for a segregated waste collection system comprising a waste container located at a distant location, a collection vehicle for moving the collected segregated waste to a centralized collection station, and the transfer container transferring the waste from the waste container to the collection vehicle while maintaining the segregated state of the waste, the waste container comprises a bottom wall from which extends a peripheral wall to define a waste receiving chamber and a divider disposed within the waste receiving chamber to divide the waste receiving chamber into two waste compartments, each waste compartment is adapted to receive different types of waste to thereby segregate the waste, the collection vehicle comprises a storage container and a divider disposed within the storage container to divide the storage container into two storage compartments, each storage compartment corresponding to a different one of the two transfer compartments, and a loading mechanism for carrying the transfer container and operable between a transfer position, in which the transfer container is positioned to receive the contents of the waste container, and a dumping position, in which the transfer container is positioned to dump its contents into the storage container, the transfer container comprises:a base from which extends a peripheral wall to define a transfer chamber and a divider disposed within the transfer chamber to divide the transfer chamber into two transfer compartments, each of the transfer compartments corresponding to a different one of the two waste compartments; anda deflector mounted on the transfer container divider and operable between a fill position in which the deflector is positioned to guide waste from the waste container compartment to the corresponding transfer compartment when the transfer container is in the transfer position and a dump position in which the deflector is positioned to guide the contents from the transfer compartments into the corresponding storage compartments when the transfer container is in the dumping position to thereby maintain the segregated status of the waste from the waste container to the storage container.