Patent ID: 7138271

Claim:
A continuous composter for continuously processing organic waste material, the waste material being processed from a generally heterogeneous state into a generally homogenous state, said composter comprising: a support frame; a container defining a first longitudinal axis and having a sidewall, said container rotatably mounting on said support frame about said first axis, said sidewall defining an inner chamber having located therein an amount of the heterogeneous waste material for circulation thereof, said container including longitudinal ribs extending inwardly from said sidewall; an agitator defining a second longitudinal axis thereof, said agitator rotatably mounting within said inner chamber about said second axis, said second axis being substantially parallel to and in a spaced apart relationship relative to said first axis; said agitator being located to selectively receive an amount of the circulated waste material from said rotating container, to separate said heterogeneous waste material into the homogenous waste material, and to aerate the homogenous waste material with air contained within said inner chamber.