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;
• wherein liquid and residual solid waste exit the compaction chamber through the apertures during the compaction mode;
• and
• a collection system configured to collect the liquid and residual solid waste from the plurality of apertures;
• wherein the collection system includes a filter unit configured to filter the liquid and retain residual solid waste;
• the filter unit having a first end and a second end, the second end including an opening in communication with the compaction chamber;
• wherein the collection system further includes an evaporation system to evaporate at least a portion of the liquid filtered by the filter unit.