An apparatus and method for removing waste, the apparatus including a motorized extendable shaft, a handle assembly connected to a first end of the motorized extendable shaft, wherein the handle assembly includes a grip component, at least a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the at least processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least processor to receive a user input, and adjust the extension of the motorized extendable shaft as a function of the user input, and a waste removal assembly, wherein the waste removal assembly is attached to a second end of the motorized extendable shaft at a connection point.