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.

The disclosure relates to a food waste recycler including a housing defining an interior with an access opening providing access to the interior, a bin located within the interior and a mixing assembly located within the bin to facilitate the movement of material, such as refuse, according to an automatic cycle of operation.

A system reduces and/or prevents the risk of spontaneous ignition and/or explosion of an explosive atmosphere which uses a bag, sealable couplings, automated valves, an explosive gas detector operably disposed inside the bag and in communication with a processor which when the explosive gas detector detects gas levels of an explosive type gas and of a second predetermined molecular weight different than the first predetermined molecular weight and at level to present a risk, the processor causes actuation of the automatically controlled valve to open and release the inert gas into the bag which in turn drives the explosive gas out through one way check valve by means of the different molecular weights.

Disclosed are a food waste fermentation device and a livestock manure composing device both using soil microbes, and a biofield generator, a microbial cell, and a microbial condenser all of which are suitably used for the devices. The food waste fermentation device includes: a food waste treatment tank for containing food waste; and a biofield generator for promoting lactic acid fermentation of food waste. The biofield generator includes a DC module or an AC module. The DC module includes a DC battery, a frequency generator generating a predetermined frequency carrier wave using DC power, a microbial cell electrically connected to the frequency generator, and a DC output portion. The DC module generates a biofield consisting of an electromagnetic field generated by the frequency generator and an electromagnetic field generated by the microbial cell. The AC module generates a biofield using an AC input signal and a microbial condenser.

A system for the continuous production of a liquid fertilizer is provided. The system operates by feeding a compost material at a continuous rate to an extractor. The extractor uses a belt system to convey the compost along a path. Sprayers above the belt spray water or similar liquid water based substance onto the compost. The water absorbs nutrients and other components of the compost and is then drained through the belt to a receptacle to store the liquid fertilizer.

A portable renewable energy microgeneration system is disclosed. The system comprises one or more holding tanks that are configured to perform anaerobic digestion on waste in a multi-phase process using bacteria and a controller configured to automatically control the multi-phase process and to re-use the bacteria. The controller re-uses the bacteria by removing at least a portion of the liquid from the waste after anaerobic digestion is performed on the waste and using the at least a portion of the liquid to wet other waste and repeat the multi-phase process.

A process for fast humification and non-fermentative bio-stabilization of solid and/or liquid, vegetal and/or animal organic material, comprising the following phases: an initial phase of preparation and pre-treatment of said organic material, for preparing activated and mixed material brought to a substantially neutral pH; a next phase wherein said activated and mixed material at a substantially neutral pH is treated in a reactor, in which it is re-mixed and irradiated with radio frequencies conveyed by waveguides for a given time; a final phase of post-processing the material treated in the reactor, adapted for producing a biostabilized organic product.

Field harvested culture mix is used to inoculate organic waste and produce an inoculated waste material, where the field harvested culture mix includes soil derived microbes. The inoculated waste material is shredded to produce shredded inoculated waste material which is fermented the shredded inoculated waste material for at least 7 days. Contents from the fermenter are then transferred into a dewatering device to produce dewatered contents which are then separated into soluble and suspended products.

A composting garbage disposal for under sink use in a kitchen which separates food waste items into liquid and solid components. The liquid components are directed to a standard sewer or septic system. The solid components are directed to a removable storage bin. The food waste items are separated by use of a motor driven auger member which is in close proximity to the inside wall of a screened cup so that the liquid exits the screened portion of the cup and the solid exits through an aperture in the floor of the cup. A microprocessor circuit senses the strain on the drive motor and if the strain becomes excessive, automatically reverses the direction of the shaft and auger thereby releasing excess food waste that is causing the excess strain.