A method for operating a composter device including directing exhaust from a composting container to a reservoir by way of a first fluid pathway, directing ambient air to the reservoir by way of a second fluid pathway, and mixing the exhaust from the first fluid pathway and the ambient air from the second fluid pathway.

A closed loop compost tea brewing system with a hydroponic reservoir and a compost tea brewing assembly configured to brew compost tea. The compost tea brewer assembly includes a tea brewing reservoir. The system includes has a closed loop arrangement fluidly connecting the tea brewing reservoir and the hydroponic reservoir. The closed loop arrangement is configured to provide continuous fluid flow from the tea brewing reservoir to the hydroponic reservoir, which is recirculated back from the hydroponic reservoir to the tea brewing reservoir.

A method and apparatus for operating a composter device includes a compost container, a condensate reservoir, a first fluid pathway fluidly coupling the composting chamber and the condensate reservoir, and a fan moving air from the composting chamber to the condensate reservoir along the first fluid pathway to define a first airflow.

This invention is a method for the processing of organic materials or organic wastes in a cost-effective and environmentally sound manner. The invention works both in the anaerobic or aerobic state. Processing organic material is accomplished by forcing the flow of gas through a pile of material, containing some organic matter, with liquids and gravity. The movement of gas and liquids through the pile results in very large increases in microorganism populations, accelerated evolution of the microorganisms, and corresponding increases in the processing provided organic materials.

Decomposing waste material may use a no-turn, aerobic composting apparatus that includes an enclosure for containing waste material and a fluid distribution system including a fluid injection member removably disposable in waste material disposed in the enclosure. The fluid injection member includes a plurality of spaced apertures for injecting fluid into the waste material.

In a method for treating waste, in particular domestic waste, comprising the providing of a closed building for receiving the waste, the roof of the building being designed as a semi-permeable membrane, the filling of the building with the waste, the waste being piled into a mound, the performing of a biological drying of the waste with the supply of air, the air exhaust taking place through the semi-permeable membrane, and the discharging of the dried waste from the building, the filling of the building and the performing of the biological drying, and optionally discharging, of the waste are carried out with an unchanged arrangement of the roof, and the filling of the building is carried out by dropping the waste from a continuous conveying device.

A system and method for capturing CO2 from air includes exposing the air to a source of water such that CO2 in the water is below equilibrium with CO2 in the air. The water may be enriched with hydroxides. In a preferred embodiment, the CO2 may be captured along with ammonia that is released from decomposing biomass using an apparatus including a first chamber receiving the water and a second chamber receiving the decomposing biomass. The first and second chambers are connected to allow transmission of air between the chambers while collectively defining an enclosed space from which air cannot escape. As the biomass decomposes, the enclosed air is enriched with CO2 and ammonia such that the CO2 in the water is below equilibrium with CO2 in the air so the water absorbs some of the CO2 in the air within the enclosed space.

A system and method for capturing CO2 from air includes exposing the air to a source of water such that CO2 in the water is below equilibrium with CO2 in the air. The water may be enriched with hydroxides. In a preferred embodiment, the CO2 may be captured along with ammonia that is released from decomposing biomass using an apparatus including a first chamber receiving the water and a second chamber receiving the decomposing biomass. The first and second chambers are connected to allow transmission of air between the chambers while collectively defining an enclosed space from which air cannot escape. As the biomass decomposes, the enclosed air is enriched with CO2 and ammonia such that the CO2 in the water is below equilibrium with CO2 in the air so the water absorbs some of the CO2 in the air within the enclosed space.

A cylindrical container or vessel, for example a pail, includes a bi-directionally rotatable internal auger having a rotation axis extending across a diameter of the shaft and manually-rotated by a handle outside the container, and tines extending in a radial direction of the shaft and arranged to turn and loosen contents of the container. The tines have different lengths and a predetermined relative spacing along the shaft, and be arranged extend at different angles, in order to maximize an amount of matter moved by the tines when rotating the shaft. The container may be vented to optimize aeration.

Embodiments of this invention provide an apparatus that allows for the biodegrading of materials including food waste, food service paper products, wet waste, paper cardboard, landscape waste, and other organic solids using a prefabricated, multi-modal, portable, modular system that includes a series of bio-mimicry vessels in multiple mode deployment.