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A dumpster is a large steel waste container for garbage or

construction waste designed to be brought and taken away by a

special truck or to be emptied into a garbage truck.[1] The word is

a genericized trademark of Dumpster , an American brand namefor a type of mobile garbage bin. Generic usage of dumpster is

also common in Australia, although Dumpster is not an

established brand there.

Contents

1 History

2 Function3 Dumpster diving4 See also5 References6 External links

History

The word "dumpster", first used commercially in 1936,

[2]

camefrom the Dempster-Dumpster system of mechanically loading the

contents of standardized containers onto garbage trucks, which

was patented by Dempster Brothers in 1935.[3][4] The containers

were called Dumpsters, a portmanteau of the company's name

with the word dump. The Dempster Dumpmaster, which became

the first successful front-loading garbage truck that used this

system, popularized the word.

The word dumpster has had at least three trademarks associated

with it by Dempster Brothers,[5][6][7] but today it is often used asa genericized trademark.

In British and Australian English, the terms wheelie bin and skip

are more commonly used (although they are not perfect

synonyms). In some other countries the more descriptive term

rontloader container is often used, either in one or two words.

Function

The main purpose of a dumpster is to store rubbish until it is

emptied by a garbage truck and disposed of. Dumpsters can be

used for all kinds of waste, or for recycling purposes. Most

dumpsters are emptied weekly by a hired rubbish removal service.

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Many businesses, apartment buildings, schools, offices, and industrial sites have one or more dumpsters

to store the waste that they generate. Dumpsters are emptied by front-loading garbage trucks. These

trucks have large prongs on the front which are aligned and inserted into arms (or slots) on the dumpster.

Hydraulics then lift the prongs and the dumpster, eventually flipping the dumpster upside-down and

emptying its contents into the truck's hopper (storage compartment).

Other dumpsters are smaller and are emptied by rear-loading trucks. Mobile construction dumpsters are

6 cubic yard dumpster trailers called Roadrunners, and are commonly used in Dallas, Texas on smaller

remodeling jobs or for garage or lawn cleanouts. Roll-off dumpsters are large dumpsters from 10 to 45

cubic yards. These are used at demolition sites, cleanouts, renovations, construction sites, factories, and

large businesses. Ninety-five gallon dumpsters (or toters) are used by small businesses and homes where

a normal bin would be too small, but a regular dumpster would be too large.

Roll-off/containers/dumpsters/opentop containers are just a few of the names given to these large

capacity receptacles. These containers are normally carried by very large trucks with hydraulic arms

which load and unload the containers with ease, thus allowing these trucks to place these containers in a

relatively unobtrusive position.

Dumpster diving

Dumpster diving involves persons voluntarily climbing into a dumpster to find valuables, such as

discarded metal scrap, or simply useful items, including food and used clothing. It can also be a method

of investigation (e.g., looking for discarded financial records, private papers or evidence of a crime).

Going through garbage containers that are not strictly speaking dumpsters is nevertheless often referred

to as dumpster diving.

See alsoSkipRoll-off

References

1. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/american-english/dumpster

2. "Dumpster", U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, trademark registration 0743745, filed Feb. 6, 1962, registered

Jan. 15, 1963.

3. Dempster, George R. "US Patent #2150821". Google Patents. Retrieved 20 November 2010.4. "Beginnings: The Dempster Dumpster". Classic Refuse Trucks DEMPSTER. 6 January 2006. Archived from

the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

5. U.S. Trademark 71,662,015 (http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=71662015)

6. U.S. Trademark 72,137,327 (http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=72137327)

7. U.S. Trademark 72,196,260 (http://tarr.uspto.gov/servlet/tarr?regser=serial&entry=72196260)

External links

Classic Refuse Trucks (photographs)

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