Waste compactor system

A waste compactor configured to compact waste into a plurality of compacted waste units for disposal in a waste container, comprising:

• a compaction chamber for receiving waste to be compacted, including a first end and a second end, the first end having a first opening for interfacing with the waste container;
• the compaction chamber further including a second opening for inserting waste to be compacted;
• a closure assembly configured to seal the first opening during a compaction mode;
• a ram assembly disposed within the compaction chamber and actuatable from a retracted position proximate the second end of the compaction chamber to an extended position proximate the first end;
• an actuator interconnected to the ram assembly configured, during the compaction mode, to apply a force to the ram assembly to move the ram assembly from the retracted position toward the extended position to achieve a pressure on a compaction surface of the ram assembly as it compacts the waste against the closure assembly;
• a plurality of apertures in at least one internal surface proximate the first end of the compaction chamber through which liquid removed from the waste during the compaction mode exits the compaction chamber;
• and
• a liquid collection system, configured to collect the liquid from the plurality of apertures;
• wherein the liquid collection system includes a separation system, configured to separate the liquid into two components, a first liquid component having a vapor pressure greater than or equal to the vapor pressure of water and a second liquid component having a vapor pressure less than the vapor pressure of water;
• wherein the liquid collection system further includes an evaporation system configured to evaporate the first liquid component.