Patent ID: 7182859
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: C02F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating organic waste comprising: a tank having an interior chamber, a weir disposed in said tank, said weir dividing said tank into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, said tank having an inlet adapted to receive organic waste, said inlet open to said first chamber adjacent a top of said inlet chamber, said tank having an outlet adapted to discharge liquid to a waste disposal system, said outlet adjacent a top of said outlet chamber, said weir having an opening positioned below said inlet and said outlet which fluidly connects said inlet and outlet chambers, microbes capable of biodegrading organic waste in said inlet chamber, a pump having an inlet open to said inlet chamber adjacent a bottom of said inlet chamber and an outlet open to said inlet chamber adjacent a top of said inlet chamber, wherein upon activation, said pump circulates liquid contained in said inlet chamber from the bottom of said inlet chamber and to the top of said inlet chamber and below a liquid level of said inlet chamber.