Patent ID: 8726803

Claim:
An apparatus for the compacting and dehydration of organic waste, comprising: a first drawer (A), designed to receive organic material and/or kitchen-produced foodstuff waste and equipped with mechanical means for compacting and dehydration of said foodstuff waste; and a second drawer (B), underlying the first drawer (A), designed to receive said compacted and dehydrated foodstuff waste that comes out of the first drawer (A); wherein said mechanical means are substantially constituted by a wormscrew ( 1 ), and wherein said wormscrew ( 1 ) is equipped with one or more cup pistons ( 2 ), which are arranged radially above the wormscrew ( 1 ) and act on the cavities of said wormscrew; the ascending movement of each piston ( 2 ) being provided by the rotation of the wormscrew ( 1 ), whilst the descending movement is provided by at least one return spring housed in the cup of each piston.