Domestic method for processing organic waste
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method and device for processing organic, particularly domestic, waste, wherein the organic matter is collected, reduced in volume, and stabilized to limit or even stop bacterial activity. The method includes at least the following steps, carried out in order: —the organic material is collected and loosely arranged; —the water weight of the organic matter is reduced to stabilize the matter by subjecting said loose matter to a pulsed air flow taken from the ambient air of the building and without any additional heat the volume of the stabilized organic material is reduced, in particular by milling, comminution, mixing and pressing.
1. A method of treating domestic organic matter in a habitat so as to reduce bacterial activity, the method comprising:
collecting and loosely arranging the organic matter;
reducing a water weight of the collected and loosely arranged organic matter by subjecting the collected and loosely arranged organic matter to a pulsed air flow tapped from surrounding air of the habitat without adding heat thereto so as to stabilize the organic matter; and
reducing a volume of the stabilized organic matter by grinding, shredding, mixing or pressing.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
turning over the collected and loosely arranged organic matter while subjected to the pulsed air flow.
3. The method of claim 2 , the step of turning over comprising:
rotating a rotary drum so as to turn over the collected and loosely arranged organic matter while subjected to the pulsed air flow.
4. The method of claim 1 , the step of reducing the water weight being carried out for a period of time of between 4 and 20 hours.
5. The method of claim 1 , said pulsed air flow being generated by electric fans having an electrical consumption of less than 10 watts per hour.
6. The method of claim 1 , the step of reducing the water weight being carried out by a ventilation means.
7. The method of claim 6 , said ventilation means being directed to a first chamber, said first chamber having a feeding opening, the step of reducing the water weight comprising:
feeding the collected and loosely arranged organic matter into said first chamber through said feed opening, said ventilation means for directing the pulsed air flow into said first chamber.
8. The method of claim 7 , the step of reducing a volume comprising:
moving the stabilized organic matter from said first chamber to a second chamber; and
reducing the volume of the stabilizing organic matter in said second chamber.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
positioning said first chamber at a level that is higher than a level of said second chamber.
10. The method of claim 9 , the step of moving the stabilized organic matter comprising:
gravity discharging the stabilized organic matter from said first chamber toward said second chamber.
11. The method of claim 7 , the step of reducing the water weight comprising:
pulsing air by a first fan of said ventilation means from an exterior to an interior of said first chamber; and
extracting air by a second fan of said ventilation means for the interior of said first chamber to the exterior of said first chamber.
12. The method of claim 11 , the step of reducing the water weight further comprising:
filtering the pulsed air and the extracted air.
13. The method of claim 7 , said first chamber having a drain with a pan positioned below said drain, the method further comprising:
collecting liquids following through said drain with said pan.