Method and apparatus for treating digestible and odiferous waste

A method of treating digestible and odiferous livestock waste in a containment system of a livestock holding facility to minimize odors including the steps of:

• collecting a volume of digestible and odiferous livestock waste including both liquid and solid matter into the containment system;
• applying a layer of oil and activated carbon mixture to the surface of the digestible and odiferous livestock waste;
• and
• injecting a base buffering agent into the digestible and odiferous livestock waste.

A method of treating digestible and odiferous waste in a containment system to minimize odors including the steps of:

• a holding the digestible and odiferous waste in a containment system so that the waste has an upper surface;
• preparing a mixture of corn oil and activated carbon in a ratio of approximately 5:1;
• applying a layer of the corn oil and activated carbon mixture onto the upper surface of the digestible and odiferous waste and to a depth of about at least one inch;
• and
• injecting a base buffering agent composed of ammonia with ammonium chloride into the digestible and odiferous waste below the level of the corn oil and activated carbon mixture.

An apparatus for applying an odor control treatment to digestible and odiferous waste, including:

• a starter plank;
• a pump connected with a treatment source;
• a low pressure manifold mounted on the starter plank and communicating with the pump;
• a plurality of delivery pipes communicating with the low pressure manifold;
• a plurality of hinge points connected with the starter plank;
• a hinge rod pivotally connected with the hinge points;
• a flotation board connected with the hinge rod and located below the delivery pipes,
• whereby the treatment flows from the delivery pipes onto the flotation board and then flows off the flotation board onto the digestible and odiferous waste.

A waste treatment retainer system, including:

• a waste container with a bottom surface, and wherein the bottom surface is provided with a drain hole;
• a drain pipe extending through the drain hole, a portion of the drain pipe extending into the waste container forming a lip within the waste container;
• a vent pipe with an inside diameter greater than the outside diameter of the drain pipe and surrounding the lip and provided with a means for allowing digestible and odiferous waste to flow from a level below the lip, into the vent pipe, and into the drain pipe;
• a ball with a diameter greater than the inside diameter of the drain pipe and less than the inside diameter of the vent pipe and located within the vent pipe and above the drain pipe;
• a pull cable attached to the ball whereby the ball may be lowered into contact with the lip, sealing the drain pipe, or raised to a position above the drain pipe, allowing digestible and odiferous waste to flow between the bottom of the vent pipe and the lip and exit the waste container through the drain pipe.