System for treatment of household waste

A process for treating a diverse waste stream of household wastes containing cellulose-based material, comprising:

• a. placing the waste into a first treatment vessel having an interior space;
• b. heating the first vessel containing the waste under a certain pressure;
• c. introducing a wetting agent, such as heated water, into the vessel containing the waste;
• d. agitating the waste and the wetting agent under heat and pressure for a sufficient period of time to subject most of the cellulose-based product to the wetting agent so that the cellulose-based product forms a pulp material;
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• e. applying a partial vacuum to the interior of the sealed vessel, to remove sufficient moisture from the cellulose-based product so that the cellulose material does not adhere to the other components in the waste stream upon removal.

A process for treating a diverse waste stream of household wastes containing cellulose-based material, comprising:

• a. placing the waste into a first treatment vessel having an interior space;
• b. heating the first vessel containing the waste under a certain pressure;
• c. introducing heated water or steam into the vessel containing the waste;
• d. agitating the waste and the heated water under heat and pressure for a sufficient period of time to subject most of the cellulose-based product to the heated water so that the cellulose-based product forms a pulp material;
• e. applying a partial vacuum to the interior of the sealed vessel, to remove moisture from the cellulose-based product so that the resultant cellulose material has a moisture content not to exceed 50% and does not adhere to the other components in the waste stream upon removal.

A process for treating a diverse waste stream of household wastes containing cellulose-based material, comprising:

• a. placing the waste into a first treatment vessel having an interior space;
• b. heating the first vessel containing the waste under a certain pressure;
• c. introducing heated water or steam into the vessel containing the waste;
• d. agitating the waste and the heated water under heat and pressure for a sufficient period of time to subject most of the cellulose-based product to the heated water so that the cellulose-based product forms a pulp material;
• e. applying a partial vacuum to the interior of the sealed vessel, to remove moisture from the cellulose-based product so that the resultant cellulose material has a moisture content not to exceed 50% and does not adhere to the other components in the waste stream upon removal;
• f. providing a second treatment vessel for receiving a quantity of the waste stream, for treatment of the stream in a similar fashion as the first vessel, while the first vessel is not being utilized;
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• g. providing a series of stations for receiving the product from the treatment vessels to be further separated into the constituent components of pulp material, glass, metal, plastic or the like.