Drum for processing mixed solid waste

A method of processing a mixture of MSW and water in a drum, comprising:

• rotating a cylindrical drum about a longitudinal axis thereof, the drum comprising an ingress at a proximal open end and an egress at a distal end, a plurality of paddles joined to an internal surface of the drum and arranged angularly offset from the longitudinal axis, and an end cap defining an eccentric opening offset from the longitudinal axis and forming the egress, the eccentric opening defined by a first wall portion of the end cap having a height that is shorter than a second wall portion of the end cap;
• and
• loading the mixture of MSW and water into the rotating drum at the ingress,
• wherein the mixture of MSW and water is received at the ingress of the drum such that the angularly offset plurality of paddles agitate and urge the received mixture towards the ingress during rotation of the drum to thereby facilitate retention of the mixture of MSW in the drum,
• wherein during the rotation of the drum, the mixture advances towards the eccentric opening, and
• wherein as a level of the mixture reaches the height of the first wall portion, the mixture exits the eccentric opening.