Method and apparatus for composting organic waste together with its packaging cartons, boxes or crates on site
OwnerEric Seagreninventor
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Abstract
The apparatus includes a housing having a shredding station, a blending or mixing station, a receiving chamber for receiving boxes and/or crates in a shredded state, and a decomposition chamber for receiving a mixture of the shredded organic waste and the shredded carton material. A conveyor selectively directs either the crate waste in the shredded state from the shredding station to the receiving chamber or directs a mixture of shredded organic waste and the shredded crate material to the decomposition chamber. A separate conveyor is associated with the receiving chamber to convey the shredded crate material from the receiving chamber back to the shredding and mixing station,
Claims11
An apparatus for converting a mixture of organic vegetable waste and carton or packaging waste generated by various types of food distributors and food handlers into reusable compost comprising:
- a housing partitioned to define a component section, decomposition chamber, and a receiving chamber for the temporary storing of carton waste,
- said component section having a chute for receiving the organic and packaging waste,
- said chute having an inlet and outlet,
- a shredding station located in said component section adjacent said outlet of said chute for shredding any waste introduced into said chute,
- a mixing station downstreamwise from said shredding station,
- a conveyor for conveying the shredded/carton waste from said shredding station to said receiving chamber in which said shredded packaging waste is temporarily stored,
- a second conveyor for transporting said shredded carton waste from said receiving chamber to said mixing station wherein said shredded carton waste is mixed with the organic waste being shredded at said shredding station,
- said first mentioned conveyor including means for selectively conveying said shredded carton waste to said receiving chamber and said mixture of shredded vegetable waste and carton waste to said decomposition chamber.
An apparatus for composting organic vegetable waste mixed with packaging waste comprising:
- a house,
- partitioning disposed in said housing to define a component section, a decomposition chamber, and a receiving chamber for temporarily storing shredded packaging waste,
- a shredding station disposed in said component section, said shredding station including a shredder,
- a mixing station disposed downstreamwise of said shredding station in said component section, said mixing station including a mixer,
- an access opening in said housing for directing said organic vegetable waste or packaging waste to said shredding station to be shredded by said shredder,
- a series of conveyors for selectively conveying either said shredded packaging waste to said receiving chamber or a mixture of said organic waste and packaging waste to said decomposition chamber,
- a conveyor associated with said receiving chamber for transporting the shredded packaging waste disposed in said receiving chamber to said mixing station whereby said shredded packaging waste transported by the associated conveyor is discharged into said mixer to be mixed with the organic vegetable waste being shredded at said shredding station, and directed to said mixer,
- another conveyer extending through said decomposition chamber and receiving chamber for effecting the removal of said composting material from said housing, and
- means for circulating aerating air through said decomposition chamber to aid the composting process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.