Animal waste separator and waste water recycling system and method of recycling waste water

A system for separating waste material from waste water for use in connection with flushing of an animal storage pen to remove the waste material from the animal storage pen such that the waste water is recycled, said system comprising:

• fluid storage means for storing a supply of fluid for flushing the animal storage pen;
• large waste material separation means for separating large solid waste material from a waste water mixture flushed from the animal storage pen;
• small waste material separation means for separating small waste material from the waste water mixture such that remaining waste water mixture is substantially free of waste material and pathogens:
• waste water return means for supplying waste water from said small waste material separation means to said fluid storage means;
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• solid waste storage means for storing the large solid waste separated from the waste water mixture and the small waste material separated from the waste water mixture,
• wherein said small waste material separation means comprises at least one filter assembly for filtering larger sized waste material from the waste water mixture, and a coagulator assembly for separating the small waste material and pathogens from the waste water mixture, and
• wherein said coagulator assembly is an electrocoagulator assembly having a plurality of electrodes.