Pack through eject panel

1. A waste collecting device configured for use mounted on a vehicle, the waste collecting device comprising a container for receiving waste therein, the container having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end along a longitudinal axis, the container further having an end wall located at the first end and an ejector panel located at the second end, the container enclosing a waste receiving volume between the end wall and the ejector panel, the ejector panel having an opening therethrough for allowing access to the waste receiving volume for receiving the waste, the waste collecting device further having a compactor located adjacent the second end and being outside the waste receiving volume, the compactor operable for pushing the waste in the container through the opening, the ejector panel movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends within the waste receiving volume and relative to a floor of the container for pushing the waste out of the waste receiving volume when unloading the container, wherein the container includes an upper half and a lower half, the upper half defining the end wall and the ejector panel, the lower half defining the floor of the container, the upper half being slidably movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the lower half.

2. The waste collecting device of claim 1 , wherein a footprint area of the ejector panel corresponds to an internal cross-sectional area of the container taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.

3. The waste collecting device of claim 1 , further comprising a blocking device operable for obstructing the opening when the ejector panel moves between the first and second ends for pushing the waste out of the container.

4. The waste collecting device of claim 1 , wherein the compactor is a screw conveyor rotatable along a rotation axis, the screw conveyor including a screw in driving engagement with a motor.

5. The waste collecting device of claim 1 , further comprising a motor secured to the ejector panel, the motor being in driving engagement with rails secured to lateral walls of the container, the rails and the lateral walls extending between the first end and the second end, the motor operable to move the ejector panel relative to the rails.

6. The waste collecting device of claim 1 , further comprising rails secured to lateral walls of the container and a motor, the motor being selectively drivingly engageable in a compacting configuration and a discharging configuration, the motor being in driving engagement with the compactor in the compacting configuration, the motor being in driving engagement with the rails in the discharging configuration for moving the ejector panel.

7. The waste collecting device of claim 6 , wherein the compactor is secured to the ejector panel and moves integrally therewith.

8. A vehicle for collecting waste, comprising a frame and a waste collecting device secured to the frame, the waste collecting device having a container for receiving waste therein, the container having a first end and a second end spaced apart from the first end along a longitudinal axis, the container further having an end wall located at the first end and an ejector panel located at the second end, the container enclosing a waste receiving volume between the end wall and the ejector panel, the ejector panel having an opening therethrough for allowing access to the waste receiving volume for receiving the waste, the waste collecting device further having a compactor located adjacent the second end and being outside the waste receiving volume, the compactor operable for pushing the waste in the container through the opening, the ejector panel movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends within the waste receiving volume and relative to a floor of the container for pushing the waste out of the waste receiving volume when unloading the container, wherein the container includes an upper half and a lower half, the upper half defining the end wall and the ejector panel, the lower half defining the floor of the container, the upper half being slidably movable along the longitudinal axis relative to the lower half.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein a footprint area of the ejector panel corresponds to an internal cross-sectional area of the container taken perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis.

10. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the waste collecting device further comprises a blocking device for obstructing the opening when the ejector panel moves between the first and second ends for pushing the waste out of the container.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the compactor is a screw conveyor rotatable along a rotation axis, the screw conveyor including a screw in driving engagement with a motor.

12. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a motor secured to the ejector panel, the motor being in driving engagement with rails secured to lateral walls of the container, the rails and the lateral walls extending between the first end and the second end, the motor operable to move the ejector panel relative to the rails.

13. The vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising rails secured to lateral walls of the container and a motor, the motor being selectively drivingly engageable in a compacting configuration and a discharging configuration, the motor being in driving engagement with the compactor in the compacting configuration, the motor being in driving engagement with the rails in the discharging configuration for moving the ejector panel.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the compactor is secured to the ejector panel and moves integrally therewith.