Systems and methods for incentivizing food waste recycling

1. An apparatus for receiving waste contained in a container comprising:

a housing;

a receiving mechanism coupled to the housing and configured to receive the container;

an analysis mechanism coupled to the housing and configured to analyze the container, wherein the analysis mechanism includes a camera configured to take a picture of the container;

a first compartment within the housing, the first compartment configured to store the container;

a movement mechanism coupled to the housing and configured to transport the container from the receiving mechanism to first compartment;

a refrigeration unit coupled to the housing and configured to refrigerate the first compartment;

a display coupled to the housing; and

a printer coupled to the housing.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display is a touchscreen display configured to receive a user input and to display an output.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the analysis mechanism is a scale configured to determine a weight of content of the container.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the analysis mechanism is a scanner configured to scan any of a barcode on the container, a matrix barcode on the container, and a near field communication tag of the container.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second compartment within the housing, the second compartment configured to store an empty container; and

an access compartment configured to provide a user access to contents of the access compartment;

wherein the movement mechanism is further configured to transport the empty container from the second compartment to the access compartment such that a user can remove the empty container from the access compartment.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a payment mechanism including any of a credit card reader, a bill in device, a bill out device, a coin in device, a coin out device, and a near field communication sensor.