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A waste receptacle for collecting waste with a carrier that allows for easy transport. The receptacle uses a closing system to manage odor, and an actuator system to open and close the closing system. The closing system has a clamping mechanism housed inside a body that can clamp a bag placed inside

A waste receptacle for collecting waste with a carrier that allows for easy transport. The receptacle uses a closing system to manage odor, and an actuator system to open and close the closing system. The closing system has a clamping mechanism housed inside a body that can clamp a bag placed inside the body with the opening of the bag disposed about the clamping mechanism. The receptacle may also have a lid in which actuation of the actuator system causes the clamping mechanism to open and close simultaneously with the lid. The actuation system utilizes pedals that can be replaced with a handle actuator.

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1. A waste receptacle, comprising: a. a body, the body comprising a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a right wall adjacent to the front and back walls, a left wall opposite the right wall and adjacent to the front and back walls, and a base adjacent to the front, back, right, and lef

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A waste receptacle, comprising: a. a body, the body comprising a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a right wall adjacent to the front and back walls, a left wall opposite the right wall and adjacent to the front and back walls, and a base adjacent to the front, back, right, and left walls, wherein the body defines a cavity, wherein the front wall further comprises a pair of cutouts at a bottom portion of the body below the base, the cutouts bilaterally arranged about a center of the front wall;b. an actuating system, comprising: i. a pair of pedal levers, a first pedal lever inserted through a first cutout and a second pedal lever inserted through a second cutout, each pedal lever attached to the base;ii. a front rocker arm adjacent to the front wall, the front rocker arm operatively connected to the pair of pedal levers;iii. a back rocker arm adjacent to the back wall; andiv. an axle connecting the front and back rocker arms, such that movement of the front rocker arm causes movement of the back rocker arm;c. a closing system operatively connected to the actuating system, the closing system comprising: i. a lid hingedly attached to the body,ii. a clamping mechanism comprising a pair of clamp arms operable to move laterally away from each other, and medially toward each other, wherein when the clamp arms are moved laterally away from each other the lid is in a raised position and the closing system is in an open configuration, and when the clamp arms abut each other a tight seal is created between the clamp arms and the lid is in a lowered position and the closing system is in a closed configuration, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a front clamp actuator and a back clamp actuator, the front and back clamp actuators operatively connected to the clamp arms, such that upward movement of the clamp actuators causes the clamp arms to move into the open configuration, and downward movement of the clamp actuators causes the clamp arms to move into the closed configuration, wherein each clamp arm comprises a front arm, a back arm opposite the front arm, and a clamp bar therebetween operatively connected to the front and back arms, the front and back arms each having a transverse base with an upwardly projecting connector arm, the connector arms connected to their respective clamp bars, thereby positioning the transverse bases below their respective clamp bars, the transverse bases each comprising a central peg and a lateral peg at opposite ends, the central pegs positioned inwardly towards a centerline of their respective front and back walls, the lateral pegs positioned laterally closer to the left or right walls, wherein the front arms are attached to the front wall via their lateral pegs in a rotatable manner, and wherein the back arms are attached to the back wall via their lateral pegs in a rotatable manner, wherein each clamp bar comprises a plurality of fingers arranged in an alternating fashion relative to each other such that when the clamp bars are in the closed configuration the plurality of fingers from a first clamp bar interlocks with the plurality of fingers of a second clamp bar,iii. a front lift arm having a bottom end connected to the front rocker arm and a top end connected to the front clamp actuator,iv. a back lift arm having a bottom end connected the back rocker arm and a top end connected to the back clamp actuator; andv. an extension arm having a bottom end connected to the back clamp actuator and a top end abuttable against the lid, wherein movement of the pedal levers causes movement of the front and back rocker arms, which causes movement of the front lift arm, back lift arm, and extension arm, which causes simultaneous movement of the clamp arms and the lid between the open and the closed configuration; andd. a carrier configured to be housed inside the body. 2. The waste receptacle of claim 1, further comprising a handle actuator, wherein the lid is replaceable with the handle actuator to cause the handle actuator to control opening and closing of the clamping mechanism. 3. A waste receptacle, comprising: a. a body;b. a closing system, the closing system comprising: i. a lid hingedly attached to the body, andii. a clamping mechanism comprising a pair of clamp arms operable to move laterally away from each other, and medially toward each other, wherein when the clamp arms are moved laterally away from each other the lid is in a raised position and the closing system is in an open configuration, and when the clamp arms abut each other to create a tight seal between the clamp arms, the lid is in a lowered position and the closing system is in a closed configuration;c. an actuating system to open and close the lid and the clamping mechanism simultaneously; andd. a carrier configured to be housed inside the body, wherein the body comprises a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a right wall adjacent to the front and back walls, a left wall opposite the right wall and adjacent to the front and back walls, and a base adjacent to the front, back, right, and left walls, wherein the body defines a cavity, wherein the front wall further comprises a pair of cutouts at a bottom portion of the body below the base, the cutouts bilaterally arranged about a centerline of the front wall. 4. The waste receptacle of claim 3, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises: a. a pair of pedal levers, a first pedal lever inserted through a first cutout and a second pedal lever inserted through a second cutout, each pedal lever attached to the base;b. a front rocker arm adjacent to the front wall, the front rocker arm operatively connected to the pair of pedal levers;c. a back rocker arm adjacent to the back wall; andd. an axle connecting the front and back rocker arms, such that movement of the front rocker arm causes movement of the back rocker arm. 5. The waste receptacle of claim 4, further comprising: a. a front lift arm having a bottom end connected to the front rocker arm and a top end connected to the clamping mechanism;b. a back lift arm having a bottom end connected the back rocker arm and a top end connected to the clamping mechanism; andc. an extension arm having a bottom end connected to the clamping mechanism and a top end abuttable against the lid, wherein movement of the pedal levers causes movement of the front and back rocker arms, which causes movement of the front lift arm, back lift arm, and extension arm, which causes simultaneous movement of the clamping mechanism and the lid between the open and the closed configuration. 6. The waste receptacle of claim 5, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a front clamp actuator and a back clamp actuator, the front and back clamp actuators operatively connected to the clamp arms, such that upward movement of the clamp actuators causes the clamp arms to move into the open configuration, and downward movement of the clamp actuators causes the clamp arm to move into the closed configuration, wherein the from lift arm is connected to the clamping mechanism via the front clamp actuator, and the back lift arm is connected to the clamping mechanism via the back clamp actuator. 7. The waste receptacle of claim 6, wherein each clamp arm comprises a front arm, a back arm opposite the front arm, and a clamp bar therebetween operatively connected to the front and back arms, the front and back arms each having a transverse base with an upwardly projecting connector arm, the connector arms connected to their respective clamp bars, thereby positioning the transverse bases below their respective clamp bars, the transverse bases each comprising a central peg and a lateral peg at opposite ends, the central pegs positioned inwardly towards the centerline of their respective front and back walls, the lateral pegs positioned laterally closer to the left or right walls, wherein the front arms are attached to the front wall via their lateral pegs in a rotatable manner, and wherein the back arms are attached to the back wall via their lateral pegs in a rotatable manner. 8. The waste receptacle of claim 7, wherein each clamp bar comprises a plurality of fingers arranged in an alternating fashion relative to each other such that when the clamp bars are in the closed configuration the plurality of fingers from a first clamp bar interlocks with the plurality of fingers of a second clamp bar. 9. The waste receptacle of claim 3, wherein the carrier comprises a tray and two opposing walls operatively connected to the tray, wherein the tray comprises raised walls to provide a depth to the tray. 10. A waste receptacle, comprising: a. a body, comprising a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a right wall adjacent to the front and back walls, a left wall opposite the right wall and adjacent to the front and back walls, and a base adjacent to the front, back, right, and left walls, wherein the body defines a cavity;b. a closing system connected to the body, the closing system comprising a clamping mechanism, the clamping mechanism comprising a pair of clamp arms operable to move laterally away from each other in an open configuration, and medially toward each other in a closed configuration; andc. an actuating mechanism operatively connected to the closing system to open and close the clamping mechanism, wherein the actuating mechanism comprises: i. a front rocker arm adjacent to the front wall;ii. a back rocker arm adjacent to the back wall; andiii. an axle connecting the front and back rocker arms, such that movement of the front rocker arm causes movement of the back rocker arm. 11. The waste receptacle of claim 10, further comprising: a. a front lift arm having a bottom end connected to the front rocker arm and a top end connected to the clamping mechanism;b. a back lift arm having a bottom end connected the back rocker arm and a top end connected to the clamping mechanism; andc. an extension arm having a bottom end connected to the clamping mechanism and a top end opposite the bottom end. 12. The waste receptacle of claim 11, wherein the clamping mechanism comprises a front clamp actuator and a back clamp actuator, the front and back clamp actuators operatively connected to the clamp arms, such that upward movement of the clamp actuators causes the clamp arms to move into the open configuration, and downward movement of the clamp actuators causes the clamp arm to move into the closed configuration, wherein the front lift arm is connected to the clamping mechanism via the front clamp actuator, and the back lift arm is connected to the clamping mechanism via the back clamp actuator. 13. The waste receptacle of claim 12, wherein each clamp arm comprises a front arm, a back arm opposite the front arm, and a clamp bar therebetween operatively connected to the front and back arms, the front and back arms each having a transverse base with an upwardly projecting connector arm, the connector arms connected to their respective clamp bars, thereby positioning the transverse bases below their respective clamp bars, the transverse bases each comprising a central peg and a lateral peg at opposite ends, the central pegs positioned inwardly towards the centerline of their respective front and back walls, the lateral pegs positioned laterally closer to the left or right walls, wherein the front arms are attached to the front wall via their lateral pegs in a rotatable manner, and wherein the back arms are attached to the back wall via their lateral pegs in a rotatable manner. 14. The waste receptacle of claim 13, wherein each clamp bar comprises a plurality of fingers arranged in an alternating fashion relative to each other such that when the clamp bars are in the closed configuration the plurality of fingers from a first clamp bar interlocks with the plurality of fingers of a second clamp bar. 15. The waste receptacle of claim 13, further comprising a hand actuator attached to the body in a rotatable manner having a raised configuration and a lowered configuration, the hand actuator further attached to the top end of the extension arm such that in the raised configuration the clamping mechanism is in the open configuration and in the lowered configuration the clamping mechanism is in the closed configuration. 16. The waste receptacle of claim 13, further comprising a pair of pedals attached to the base and operatively connected to the front rocker arm wherein depression of a first pedal causes the axle to rotate in a first direction causing the back rocker arm to rotate in the first direction causing the front and back lift arms to raise up and place the clamping mechanism in the open configuration, and depression of a second pedal causes the front rocker arm to rotate in a second direction opposite the first direction causing the axle to rotate in the second direction causing the back rocker arm to rotate in the second direction causing front and back lift arms to lower and place the clamping mechanism in the closed configuration. 17. The waste receptacle of claim 10, further comprising a carrier configured to be housed inside the body. 18. The waste receptacle of claim 17, wherein the carrier comprises a tray and two opposing walls operatively connected to the tray, wherein the tray comprises raised walls to provide a depth to the tray.