Patent ID: 8771606

Claim:
A kitchen waste bin comprising: a casing defining a receptacle for waste, the receptacle having a mouth; a lid attached to the casing by a hinge and moveable between an open position and a dosed position covering the mouth; an actuator arranged to open and close the lid; the lid including an outer casing, an inner casing and a cavity between the outer and inner casings, the inner casing including one or more apertures communicating between the cavity and the interior of the receptacle when the lid is closed; an ozone generator located within the cavity and arranged to discharge ozone into the receptacle; wherein the ozone generator is an elongate ultraviolet lamp disposed in an elongate channel-shaped reflector, the channel-shaped reflector being open at ends thereof and defining a channel, the inner casing having two inlets adjacent the ends of the reflector; and a ventilation circuit comprising an inlet in the inner casing for air from the receptacle, a single fan adjacent an outlet, arranged to draw air from the inlet across the ozone generator to produce ozone enriched air, and the outlet located adjacent the center of the lamp and channel, for discharging ozone enriched air to the receptacle.