Commercial recycling system and method

1. A method of commercial recycling, comprising:

collecting recyclable waste comprising organics and food packaging from a first waste producing facility, wherein collecting comprises aggregating recyclable waste in a first bin comprising a first compostable liner configured to isolate the recyclable waste from surfaces of the first bin;

transporting the first bin comprising the collected recyclable waste from the first waste producing facility to a distribution center;

aggregating the recyclable waste at the distribution center by:

collecting recyclable waste comprising organics and food packaging from a second waste producing facility, wherein collecting comprises aggregating recyclable waste in a second bin comprising a second compostable liner configured to isolate the recyclable waste from surfaces of the second bin;

transporting the second bin comprising the collected recyclable waste from the second waste producing facility to the distribution center;

transporting the first and second bins comprising aggregated recyclable waste from the distribution center to a recycling facility;

delivering one or more empty first and second bins from the distribution center to the first waste producing facility;

emptying and cleaning the first and second bins at the recycling facility; and

transporting empty first and second bins from the recycling facility to the distribution center.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising separating the organics and food packaging at the recycling facility.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first and second compostable liners are included with the organics.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to transporting, sealing the first compostable liner and sealing a first lid onto the first bin.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising labeling the first bin with a first barcode, wherein the first barcode associates the first bin with the first waste producing facility.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

weighing the first bin at the recycling facility prior to emptying and cleaning the first bin; and

scanning the first barcode to associate weight data of the first bin with the first waste producing facility.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising communicating weight data to the first waste producing facility.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first bin comprises an open top, a closed bottom opposite the open top, and at least four sidewalls joined together to form a water-tight interior, wherein at least one of the sidewalls includes a resealable opening below the open top.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising separately collecting meat waste at the first waste producing facility, storing the meat waste in a refrigerated environment, and then depositing the meat waste into the first bin via the resealable opening prior to transporting.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising sealing the first compostable liner and sealing a first lid onto the first bin prior to depositing the meat waste.

11. A system for recycling organics from a commercial facility, comprising:

a plurality of waste producing facilities, wherein the waste producing facilities each produce recyclable waste comprising organics and food packaging;

one or more bins at each of the waste producing facilities, the bins configured to house the recyclable waste;

a distribution center;

a recycling facility configured to separate the organics from the food packaging;

one or more first vehicles for transporting the bins containing the recyclable waste from the plurality of waste producing facilities to the distribution center; and

one or more second vehicles for transporting the bins containing the recyclable waste from the distribution center to the recycling facility;

wherein the bins comprise compostable liners configured to isolate the recyclable waste from surfaces of the bins; and

wherein the distribution center is configured to aggregate the bins containing the recyclable waste such that a number of bins on the first vehicles is less than a number of bins on the second vehicles.

12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising one or more third vehicles for transporting emptied bins from the recycling facility to the distribution center, wherein the first vehicles, second vehicles, and third vehicles may be the same or different.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the bins are collapsible and stackable.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein each bin is configured to hold at least 1000 lbs. and is stackable to a height of at least 2 bins.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the waste producing facilities comprise grocery stores.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the bins further comprise lids, wherein the lids are configured to seal the bins.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the lids form an air-tight seal on the bins.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein each bin comprises a barcode associating each bin with one waste producing facility.