Patent ID: 7625195

Claim:
An apparatus for processing organic waste comprising: a receiving module comprising: a plenum for receiving organic matter and having a perforated liner forming a screen with a plurality of openings; a reducing implement located in the plenum and extending into the perforated liner to reduce the organic matter to pieces within the liner; a first opening through which organic matter is admitted into the plenum; and a processing module comprising: a form to receive and support the pieces of organic matter while the pieces are formed into a solid outcome; a passageway leading to the form and configured to direct the pieces to the form; and a second opening for removing from the processing module the solid outcome formed from the pieces; wherein the receiving module is removably mounted to the processing module such that the receiving module may be carried to locations remote from the processing module for receipt of organic matter, and when the receiving module is mounted to the processing module, the plenum through the openings in the perforated liner is in communication with the passageway such that the pieces of processed organic matter travel from the plenum through the passageway to the form, where the pieces are formed into a solid outcome, which may be removed through the second opening.