Patent ID: 7935251

Claim:
A waste treatment facility comprising: a receiving station including an inlet capable of receiving waste, said waste including at least some solid material; a screening station in fluid communication with said receiving station, said screening station including a screen for capturing at least some solid material from said waste; a preprocessing station in fluid communication with said screening station; said preprocessing station including a degrit chamber for settling at least some of said solid material from said waste; an alkali mixing tank in fluid communication with said preprocessing station, said alkali mixing tank including an alkali in an amount sufficient to raise the pH of said waste to a predetermined level, whereby the pH of said waste is stabilized; a screw press connected to said alkali mixing tank, said screw press capable of pasteurizing said stabilized waste and pressing said waste to separate at least some of said solid material from said waste; and a processing station in fluid communication with said screw press, said processing station including at least one aerobic microorganism generating unit.