A compost collection device including: a waste collection bin; and a removable lid for the bin, the lid including: a first seal disposed for circumferentially sealing between the lid and a top rim of the bin; a circular opening in the lid; a rotatable sphere have a waste material pocket therein, the sphere being disposed in the lid; a second seal disposed between the sphere and the opening in the lid, for circumferentially sealing between the sphere and the opening in the lid; a handle attached to the sphere for rotating the rotatable sphere to deposit waste materials into the bin; a retaining lid having an opening therein for depositing waste materials into the pocket in the sphere; and a third seal disposed between the retaining lid and the sphere adjacent the opening in the retaining lid, for sealing between the sphere and the opening in the retaining lid.

A compost collection device including: a waste collection bin; and a removable lid for the bin, the lid including: a first seal disposed for circumferentially sealing between the lid and a top rim of the bin; a circular opening in the lid; a rotatable sphere have a waste material pocket therein, the sphere being disposed in the lid; a second seal disposed between the sphere and the opening in the lid, for circumferentially sealing between the sphere and the opening in the lid; a handle attached to the sphere for rotating the rotatable sphere to deposit waste materials into the bin; a retaining lid having an opening therein for depositing waste materials into the pocket in the sphere; and a third seal disposed between the retaining lid and the sphere adjacent the opening in the retaining lid, for sealing between the sphere and the opening in the retaining lid.

A readily erectable installation for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, on an industrial scale, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, is described; the readily erectable installation includes: a cylindrically shaped assemblable enclosure and a pliant collapsible anaerobic digester, suspendable from the enclosure; a compact kit-of-parts for erecting the installation and respective method using the readily erectable installation for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer are described.

A readily erectable installation for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer, on an industrial scale, implementing essentially anaerobic digestion processes, is described; the readily erectable installation includes: a cylindrically shaped assemblable enclosure and a pliant collapsible anaerobic digester, suspendable from the enclosure; a compact kit-of-parts for erecting the installation and respective method using the readily erectable installation for recycling organic waste into biogas and liquid fertilizer are described.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter.

A food recycler can include a mixing bin defining a mixing chamber having a first inlet and a first outlet. A stirrer has a stirrer drive shaft and at least one blade coupled to the stirrer drive shaft and located within the mixing chamber. An output bin defines an output chamber having a second inlet operably coupled to the first outlet and a second outlet.

A food recycler can include a bucket with a certain configuration for processing waste food. A bucket includes an interior surface having thereon a set of projections. A grinding mechanism includes a first arm connected to a rotational member, the first arm having a first distal end adjacent to the interior surface of the bucket and that has notches that are complementary to the projections. A second arm has a second distal end also having notches complementary to projections. Waste food is processed with the grinding mechanism.

A food recycler can include a bucket with a certain configuration for processing waste food. A bucket includes an interior surface having thereon a set of projections. A grinding mechanism includes a first arm connected to a rotational member, the first arm having a first distal end adjacent to the interior surface of the bucket and that has notches that are complementary to the projections. A second arm has a second distal end also having notches complementary to projections. Waste food is processed with the grinding mechanism.

The disclosure relates to a composting device including a housing defining an interior with an access opening providing access to the interior, a composter bin located within the interior and in communication with the access opening, and a cover slidably mounted to the housing and slidable along a sliding path between opened and closed conditions to selectively open and close the access opening. A seal assembly comprising a seal depending from one of the cover or the housing and a sealing surface provided on the other of the cover or housing about the access opening. The seal arranged such that a space between the seal and the sealing surface decreases as the cover is slid from the opened to the closed condition, and the seal abuts and compresses against the sealing surface in the closed condition to seal the cover relative to the housing.