Organic waste management system

An organic waste management system comprising:

• a controller;
• and
• a liquification system comprising:
• a hopper that receives organic waste through an inlet at a top end of the hopper, the hopper being oriented vertically such that organic waste added to the hopper is biased by gravity toward a bottom end of the hopper;
• a fixed grinding plate disposed at the bottom end of the hopper and including grinding elements for grinding and liquefying organic waste;
• an agitator that is disposed within the hopper and is movable relative to the grinding plate in a first rotational direction that moves organic waste downward toward and against the grinding plate and in a second rotational direction that moves organic waste upward toward a top end of the hopper;
• a motor configured to selectively move the agitator in the first and second rotational directions under control of the controller;
• and
• an outlet through the bottom end of the hopper through which liquified organic waste drains from the hopper.