CA2591901C - Garbage and recycling container - Google Patents
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Abstract
A container adapted to receive a removable receptacle for the temporary storage of garbage or recycling materials, comprising, means for securely supporting the removable receptacle and walls securely engaged with the means for securely supporting the removable receptacle and adapted to enclose at least a portion of the removable receptacle, at least one of the walls having an access hole therein to permit the passage therethrough of garbage or recycling materials for placement in the removable receptacle.
Description
GARBAGE AND RECYCLING CONTAINER
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to garbage and recycling containers, and more particularly, relates to concrete garbage and recycling containers and waste sorting stations adapted to receive garbage and recycling materials.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The collection and temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials is an ongoing and necessary part of modem urban life. To facilitate the collection and temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "recycling materials"), a wide range of temporary collection and containment receptacles have been developed, including for example, one-piece plastic, concrete, wood, and metal recycling material receptacles, multi-piece plastic, wood, and metal receptacles (in which, for example, an outer and inner receptacle is provided, the inner receptacle being adapted to receive the recycling materials, and the outer receptacle being adapted to receive, support and protect the inner receptacle, the inner receptacle being removable from the outer receptacle for the purposes of readily removing the recycling materials therefrom.
Due to the adverse weather, traffic, and use conditions often present where there is a significant demand for the collection and temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials it is desirable to have a solid, weather-resistant, animal-resistant, heavy, movable, easy-to-empty container which is adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling container that is solid, heavy and movable and that is adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials.
Page 1 of 8 Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials that is weather-resistant, animal-resistant and can be temporarily locked to thereby prevent the unauthorized opening of the container.
Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling materials' container having access holes in a wall thereof to permit garbage and recycling materials to be placed in the container.
Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive one or more removable receptacles that can be filled, by way of access holes in a wall of the container, garbage and recycling materials and thereafter the removable receptacles can be readily removed for emptying.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container adapted to receive a removable receptacle for the temporary storage of garbage or recycling materials, comprising means for securely supporting the removable receptacle, walls securely engaged with the means for securely supporting the removable receptacle and adapted to enclose at least a portion of the removable receptacle, at least one of the walls having an access hole therein to permit the passage therethrough of garbage or recycling materials for placement in the removable receptacle.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling container that is solid, heavy and movable and that is adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials that is weather-resistant, animal-resistant and can be temporarily locked to thereby prevent the unauthorized opening of the container.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling materials' Page 2 of 8 container having access holes in a wall thereof to permit garbage and recycling materials to be placed in the container.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive one or more removable receptacles that can be filled, by way of access holes in a wall of the container, garbage and recycling materials and thereafter the removable receptacles can be readily removed for emptying.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 A is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 B is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 C is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 3 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 D is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 3 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof in the opened position;
Figure 1 E is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 4 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 F is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present Page 3 of 8 invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 2 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1A with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 3 is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure lA with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 4 is a view of a hinge in position on the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A;
Figure 5A is a view of the eye bolts of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 5B is a partially cross-sectional view of the eye bolts of an embodiment of the present invention, in which the eye bolts are substantially aligned with one another;
Figure 5C is a perspective view of the eye bolts of an embodiment of the present invention, in which the eye bolts are substantially aligned with one another;
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in Figures 1 A, 1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 2 and 3, a container 2 is provided, having, in a preferred embodiment, a front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, back wal125 and floor 20, all of which are preferably made of concrete, which concrete was preferably cast or formed in a single pour by way of a mold so that the front wa114, side walls 6 and 18, back wall 25 and floor 20 form a single piece, or alternatively the front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, back wa1125 and floor 20 are each made of concrete slabs bolted or otherwise fastened together in a manner known to a person skilled in the art.
In the preferred embodiment, the concrete front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, back wa1125 and floor 20 are each 3"
thick it being it being understood that alternative thicknesses of concrete may alternatively be Page 4 of 8 provided in a manner known to a person skilled in the art.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a roof panel 8 preferably made of a sheet of 1/8" thick fiberglass is provided (it being understood that alternative materials and thicknesses of material may alternatively be provided in a manner known to a person skilled in the art), which roof panel 8 is preferably hinged to the back wall 25 by hinges 15 preferably attached by anchor bolts 11 to the back wall 25 and by bolts 10 to the roof panel 8 to allow the roof panel to be moved from the closed position illustrated in Figure 1 A to the open position illustrated in Figure 1 D and vice versa (it being understood that alternative methods and mechanisms may be utilized to securely and openably support the roof panel 8 relative to the front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, and/or back wall 25 of the container of the present invention). In the preferred embodiment, as illustrated in Figures 1 A, 1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 2, 3,4 and 5 the roof panel 8 slopes downwardly toward the front, it being understood that in alternative embodiments, with appropriate modifications to the roof panel 8 and where necessary, one or more of the front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, and/or back wall 25, the roof panel 8 may be non-sloping, or may alternatively slope downwardly toward the back or either side of the container
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to garbage and recycling containers, and more particularly, relates to concrete garbage and recycling containers and waste sorting stations adapted to receive garbage and recycling materials.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The collection and temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials is an ongoing and necessary part of modem urban life. To facilitate the collection and temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as "recycling materials"), a wide range of temporary collection and containment receptacles have been developed, including for example, one-piece plastic, concrete, wood, and metal recycling material receptacles, multi-piece plastic, wood, and metal receptacles (in which, for example, an outer and inner receptacle is provided, the inner receptacle being adapted to receive the recycling materials, and the outer receptacle being adapted to receive, support and protect the inner receptacle, the inner receptacle being removable from the outer receptacle for the purposes of readily removing the recycling materials therefrom.
Due to the adverse weather, traffic, and use conditions often present where there is a significant demand for the collection and temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials it is desirable to have a solid, weather-resistant, animal-resistant, heavy, movable, easy-to-empty container which is adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, one object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling container that is solid, heavy and movable and that is adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials.
Page 1 of 8 Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials that is weather-resistant, animal-resistant and can be temporarily locked to thereby prevent the unauthorized opening of the container.
Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling materials' container having access holes in a wall thereof to permit garbage and recycling materials to be placed in the container.
Accordingly, another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive one or more removable receptacles that can be filled, by way of access holes in a wall of the container, garbage and recycling materials and thereafter the removable receptacles can be readily removed for emptying.
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container adapted to receive a removable receptacle for the temporary storage of garbage or recycling materials, comprising means for securely supporting the removable receptacle, walls securely engaged with the means for securely supporting the removable receptacle and adapted to enclose at least a portion of the removable receptacle, at least one of the walls having an access hole therein to permit the passage therethrough of garbage or recycling materials for placement in the removable receptacle.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling container that is solid, heavy and movable and that is adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive and provide temporary storage of garbage and recycling materials that is weather-resistant, animal-resistant and can be temporarily locked to thereby prevent the unauthorized opening of the container.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling materials' Page 2 of 8 container having access holes in a wall thereof to permit garbage and recycling materials to be placed in the container.
The advantage of the present invention is that it provides a garbage and recycling container adapted to receive one or more removable receptacles that can be filled, by way of access holes in a wall of the container, garbage and recycling materials and thereafter the removable receptacles can be readily removed for emptying.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
A preferred embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figure 1 A is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 B is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 C is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 3 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 D is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 3 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof in the opened position;
Figure 1 E is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 4 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 1 F is a perspective view, partly in ghost, of the embodiment of the present Page 3 of 8 invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with 2 removable receptacles therewithin with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1A with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 3 is a side view of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure lA with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 4 is a view of a hinge in position on the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A;
Figure 5A is a view of the eye bolts of the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figure 1 A with the roof panel in the closed position;
Figure 5B is a partially cross-sectional view of the eye bolts of an embodiment of the present invention, in which the eye bolts are substantially aligned with one another;
Figure 5C is a perspective view of the eye bolts of an embodiment of the present invention, in which the eye bolts are substantially aligned with one another;
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in Figures 1 A, 1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 2 and 3, a container 2 is provided, having, in a preferred embodiment, a front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, back wal125 and floor 20, all of which are preferably made of concrete, which concrete was preferably cast or formed in a single pour by way of a mold so that the front wa114, side walls 6 and 18, back wall 25 and floor 20 form a single piece, or alternatively the front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, back wa1125 and floor 20 are each made of concrete slabs bolted or otherwise fastened together in a manner known to a person skilled in the art.
In the preferred embodiment, the concrete front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, back wa1125 and floor 20 are each 3"
thick it being it being understood that alternative thicknesses of concrete may alternatively be Page 4 of 8 provided in a manner known to a person skilled in the art.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a roof panel 8 preferably made of a sheet of 1/8" thick fiberglass is provided (it being understood that alternative materials and thicknesses of material may alternatively be provided in a manner known to a person skilled in the art), which roof panel 8 is preferably hinged to the back wall 25 by hinges 15 preferably attached by anchor bolts 11 to the back wall 25 and by bolts 10 to the roof panel 8 to allow the roof panel to be moved from the closed position illustrated in Figure 1 A to the open position illustrated in Figure 1 D and vice versa (it being understood that alternative methods and mechanisms may be utilized to securely and openably support the roof panel 8 relative to the front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, and/or back wall 25 of the container of the present invention). In the preferred embodiment, as illustrated in Figures 1 A, 1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 2, 3,4 and 5 the roof panel 8 slopes downwardly toward the front, it being understood that in alternative embodiments, with appropriate modifications to the roof panel 8 and where necessary, one or more of the front wall 4, side walls 6 and 18, and/or back wall 25, the roof panel 8 may be non-sloping, or may alternatively slope downwardly toward the back or either side of the container
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In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in Figures 1 D, 5A, 5B and 5C
eye bolts 21 and 23 are provided on and bolted to or otherwise securely engaged with the roof panel 8 and front wall 4 respectively so that when the roof panel is in the closed position, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 5, the eyes of the eye bolts 21 and 23 are proximate one another allowing, for example, a padlock to be used to couple the eye bolts 21 and 23 together, to thereby prevent the unauthorized opening of the container 2 and to prevent animals from accessing the contents of the container, it being understood that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, a wide range of different mechanisms and methods may be used to temporarily securely position the roof panel 8 in the closed position. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the eye bolts are substantially aligned with one another as illustrated in Figures IA, 1B, 1C, lE, 5B and 5C, to readily permit the insertion or removal of a padlock or other locking device into the substantially aligned eye bolts. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in Figures IF, 2, 3 and 5A, the eye bolts are proximate (but not substantially aligned with) one another.
Page 5 of 8 As illustrated in Figures 1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 1 E and 1 F, one or more removable receptacles 27 may be positioned on the floor 20 of the container 2 substantially beneath access holes which are more fully described herein, into which removable receptacles 27 garbage or other recycling materials may be placed, by way of the access holes, as more fully described herein.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, access holes 12, 14, and 16 are provided in the front wall of the container to permit garbage or other recycling materials to be passed therethrough, and thereafter dropped or placed into the corresponding removable receptacle 27 positioned therebeneath. The size and shape of the access holes 12, 14, and 16 may varied and may be determined by the size and shape and type of garbage or other recycling materials to be placed in the removable receptacle 27 positioned therebeneath, and in one embodiment of the present invention, providing the individual placing garbage or other recycling materials in the container with a visual clue as to the type of garbage or other recycling materials to be placed by the individual through the hole so that it goes into the appropriate removable receptacle 27. For example, a small round hole such as access hole 12 may be used for beverage cans and bottles only, the small size and the shape of the hole providing the visual clue to the user that only small cylindrical items such as beverage cans and bottles are to be passed through that access hole 12 and thereafter dropped or placed in the corresponding removable receptacle 27.
A wide range of differently sized, shaped and positioned access holes may be provided as is known to a person skilled in the art.
In alternative embodiments of the present invention, as illustrated in Figure 1E, a container adapted to receive more than 3 removable receptacles 27 (and corresponding access holes 12, 14, 16A and 16) may be provided, or as illustrated in Figure IF, a container adapted to receive fewer than 3 removable receptacles 27 (and corresponding access holes 12 and 16) may be provided, it being understood that a wide range of possible variations of the container of the present invention may be provided.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, lifting holes 21 A are provided on both side walls 6 to permit the insertion therethrough of a lifting bar or pipe (not shown) to permit the container to be lifted and moved by way of the lifting bar or pipe in a convention manner, it being understood that a wide range of different mechanisms and methods may be used to permit Page 6 of 8 the container to be lifted and moved in manner known to a person skilled in the art. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, drainage holes 23A are also provided on both side walls 6 at or near the floor to allow any water or liquids to be readily drained from the container, in the preferred embodiment, the drainage holes, as illustrated in Figure 1 B being positioned at or near the floor and at or near to the corner on one side wall, and being positioned at or near the floor and at or near to the opposite corner on the other side wall.
In use, garbage or other recycling materials is/are placed by the user through the appropriate access hole and placed, or allowed by the user to drop into the removable receptacle 27 positioned therebeneath. Periodically or as needed, the removable receptacles 27 may be emptied, by moving the roof panel 8 to an open position (after the removal of any padlock or other locking device), and thereafter either removing the garbage or other recycling materials therefrom, or alternatively removing the removable receptacle 27 from the container, emptying the garbage or other recycling materials from the removable receptacle 27, thereafter replacing the removable receptacle 27 in the appropriate position within and on the floor of the container, and thereafter returning the roof panel 8 to the closed position (and if desired, temporarily locking the roof panel 8 in the closed position by securing the eye bolts by way of a padlock or other locking device).
The present invention has been described herein with regard to preferred embodiments. However, it will be obvious to persons skilled in the art that a number of variations and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as described herein.
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In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in Figures 1 D, 5A, 5B and 5C
eye bolts 21 and 23 are provided on and bolted to or otherwise securely engaged with the roof panel 8 and front wall 4 respectively so that when the roof panel is in the closed position, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 5, the eyes of the eye bolts 21 and 23 are proximate one another allowing, for example, a padlock to be used to couple the eye bolts 21 and 23 together, to thereby prevent the unauthorized opening of the container 2 and to prevent animals from accessing the contents of the container, it being understood that in alternative embodiments of the present invention, a wide range of different mechanisms and methods may be used to temporarily securely position the roof panel 8 in the closed position. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the eye bolts are substantially aligned with one another as illustrated in Figures IA, 1B, 1C, lE, 5B and 5C, to readily permit the insertion or removal of a padlock or other locking device into the substantially aligned eye bolts. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in Figures IF, 2, 3 and 5A, the eye bolts are proximate (but not substantially aligned with) one another.
Page 5 of 8 As illustrated in Figures 1 B, 1 C, 1 D, 1 E and 1 F, one or more removable receptacles 27 may be positioned on the floor 20 of the container 2 substantially beneath access holes which are more fully described herein, into which removable receptacles 27 garbage or other recycling materials may be placed, by way of the access holes, as more fully described herein.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, access holes 12, 14, and 16 are provided in the front wall of the container to permit garbage or other recycling materials to be passed therethrough, and thereafter dropped or placed into the corresponding removable receptacle 27 positioned therebeneath. The size and shape of the access holes 12, 14, and 16 may varied and may be determined by the size and shape and type of garbage or other recycling materials to be placed in the removable receptacle 27 positioned therebeneath, and in one embodiment of the present invention, providing the individual placing garbage or other recycling materials in the container with a visual clue as to the type of garbage or other recycling materials to be placed by the individual through the hole so that it goes into the appropriate removable receptacle 27. For example, a small round hole such as access hole 12 may be used for beverage cans and bottles only, the small size and the shape of the hole providing the visual clue to the user that only small cylindrical items such as beverage cans and bottles are to be passed through that access hole 12 and thereafter dropped or placed in the corresponding removable receptacle 27.
A wide range of differently sized, shaped and positioned access holes may be provided as is known to a person skilled in the art.
In alternative embodiments of the present invention, as illustrated in Figure 1E, a container adapted to receive more than 3 removable receptacles 27 (and corresponding access holes 12, 14, 16A and 16) may be provided, or as illustrated in Figure IF, a container adapted to receive fewer than 3 removable receptacles 27 (and corresponding access holes 12 and 16) may be provided, it being understood that a wide range of possible variations of the container of the present invention may be provided.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, lifting holes 21 A are provided on both side walls 6 to permit the insertion therethrough of a lifting bar or pipe (not shown) to permit the container to be lifted and moved by way of the lifting bar or pipe in a convention manner, it being understood that a wide range of different mechanisms and methods may be used to permit Page 6 of 8 the container to be lifted and moved in manner known to a person skilled in the art. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, drainage holes 23A are also provided on both side walls 6 at or near the floor to allow any water or liquids to be readily drained from the container, in the preferred embodiment, the drainage holes, as illustrated in Figure 1 B being positioned at or near the floor and at or near to the corner on one side wall, and being positioned at or near the floor and at or near to the opposite corner on the other side wall.
In use, garbage or other recycling materials is/are placed by the user through the appropriate access hole and placed, or allowed by the user to drop into the removable receptacle 27 positioned therebeneath. Periodically or as needed, the removable receptacles 27 may be emptied, by moving the roof panel 8 to an open position (after the removal of any padlock or other locking device), and thereafter either removing the garbage or other recycling materials therefrom, or alternatively removing the removable receptacle 27 from the container, emptying the garbage or other recycling materials from the removable receptacle 27, thereafter replacing the removable receptacle 27 in the appropriate position within and on the floor of the container, and thereafter returning the roof panel 8 to the closed position (and if desired, temporarily locking the roof panel 8 in the closed position by securing the eye bolts by way of a padlock or other locking device).
The present invention has been described herein with regard to preferred embodiments. However, it will be obvious to persons skilled in the art that a number of variations and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as described herein.
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OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A garbage and recycling container comprising:
a floor and walls made of concrete forming an enclosure for removably containing at least a receptacle therein, at least one of the walls having an access hole therein to permit passage therethrough of garbage or recycling materials for placement in the at least a removable receptacle; and, a roof panel pivotally movable mounted to a top of one of the walls, the roof panel being pivotally movable between a closed position covering the enclosure and an open position for enabling removal and placement of the at least a receptacle.
a floor and walls made of concrete forming an enclosure for removably containing at least a receptacle therein, at least one of the walls having an access hole therein to permit passage therethrough of garbage or recycling materials for placement in the at least a removable receptacle; and, a roof panel pivotally movable mounted to a top of one of the walls, the roof panel being pivotally movable between a closed position covering the enclosure and an open position for enabling removal and placement of the at least a receptacle.
2. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 1 wherein lifting holes are disposed opposite each other in a top portion of two opposite walls for enabling insertion of a lifting device therethrough.
3. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 1 wherein at least a drainage hole is disposed in at least one wall in. proximity to the floor for draining liquids from the enclosure.
4. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 1 comprising a locking mechanism for locking the roof panel to the enclosure to prevent unauthorized opening of the container.
5. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 1 wherein a top of the enclosure and the roof panel are sloped downwardly towards one side.
6. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 5 wherein the roof panel is mounted to a back of the enclosure and slopes downwardly towards a front of the enclosure.
7. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 1 wherein the enclosure is cast in a single pour by way of a mold.
8. The garbage and recycling container according to claim 1 wherein the at least one of the walls has a plurality of access holes disposed therein such that each access hole permits passage therethrough of garbage or recycling materials for placement in a respective receptacle positioned therebeneath.
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