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.

A food recycler can include a case having a case volume between 8.79 liters and 35 liters, a control system, a user interface in electrical communication with the control system, and a bucket being configured with a bucket volume, wherein a ratio of the bucket volume to the case volume is between 0.0717 and 0.2857. The recycler can include a motor in communication with the control system, the motor being configured adjacent at least in part to the bucket, a gearbox configured below the bucket and in mechanical communication with the motor, a filter system having at least one filter and configured to receive air from a top portion of the bucket and a drying component configured to remove water from waste food items.

A food recycler can include a case having a case volume between 8.79 liters and 35 liters, a control system, a user interface in electrical communication with the control system, and a bucket being configured with a bucket volume, wherein a ratio of the bucket volume to the case volume is between 0.0717 and 0.2857. The recycler can include a motor in communication with the control system, the motor being configured adjacent at least in part to the bucket, a gearbox configured below the bucket and in mechanical communication with the motor, a filter system having at least one filter and configured to receive air from a top portion of the bucket and a drying component configured to remove water from waste food items.

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 algorithm is used to control the conversion of organic input to organic output by progressing through processing states based, in part, on time windows, runtimes, and sensor inputs.

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 composting system comprising a composting bin containing a composting material: the bin embedded at least partially below a ground surface in a root zone; the bin forming an enclosure including porous side portions and a non-porous base portion; the side portions provided with holes to allow ingress and egress of worms while excluding vermin; the holes further allowing nutrients exuded by composting material in the bin to leach into surrounding soil: the bin embedded in a root zone in a soil mass.

A food recycler can include a case having a case volume between 8.79 liters and 35 liters, a control system, a user interface in electrical communication with the control system, and a bucket being configured with a bucket volume, wherein a ratio of the bucket volume to the case volume is between 0.0717 and 0.2857. The recycler can include a motor in communication with the control system, the motor being configured adjacent at least in part to the bucket, a gearbox configured below the bucket and in mechanical communication with the motor, a filter system having at least one filter and configured to receive air from a top portion of the bucket and a drying component configured to remove water from waste food items.

A food recycler can include a case having a case volume between 8.79 liters and 35 liters, a control system, a user interface in electrical communication with the control system, and a bucket being configured with a bucket volume, wherein a ratio of the bucket volume to the case volume is between 0.0717 and 0.2857. The recycler can include a motor in communication with the control system, the motor being configured adjacent at least in part to the bucket, a gearbox configured below the bucket and in mechanical communication with the motor, a filter system having at least one filter and configured to receive air from a top portion of the bucket and a drying component configured to remove water from waste food items.

A system of waste management and compost generation comprising: a waste collection system wherein waste is collected in separated compostable and non compostable waste streams from at least one source in trackable bins; and wherein the trackable bins contain separated compostable and non compostable waste streams from at least one source; a processing facility which receives and processes the compostable and non compostable waste in the trackable bins; a sorting system for further processing the waste from the trackable bins into a compostable stream and a non compostable stream; a communication and data entry system for collecting the data from the sorting system and reporting the data to at least one source; a composting system which processes the compostable stream into compost material; and a processing system that processes or bundles a high percentage of the non compostable stream into useful products.

A system of waste management and compost generation comprising: a waste collection system wherein waste is collected in separated compostable and non compostable waste streams from at least one source in trackable bins; and wherein the trackable bins contain separated compostable and non compostable waste streams from at least one source; a processing facility which receives and processes the compostable and non compostable waste in the trackable bins; a sorting system for further processing the waste from the trackable bins into a compostable stream and a non compostable stream; a communication and data entry system for collecting the data from the sorting system and reporting the data to at least one source; a composting system which processes the compostable stream into compost material; and a processing system that processes or bundles a high percentage of the non compostable stream into useful products.