Patent ID: 8632024

Claim:
A method for processing mixed solid waste, comprising: providing a mixed waste stream including household and/or commercial solid waste, the mixed waste comprising at least 10 wt % wet organic waste and at least 10 wt % dry organic waste that is comingled; comminuting and sizing the mixed waste to produce a sized waste stream with a lower cutoff size greater than 2 inches and an upper cutoff less than 18 inch; separating the wet organic waste from the dry organic waste in the sized waste stream using at least one mechanical separator to produce an intermediate wet organic stream and an intermediate dry organic stream, wherein the separation has a throughput of at least 10 metric tons per hour of mixed waste; converting at least a portion of the intermediate wet organic stream to one or more of a renewable fuel products, a soil amendment, a liquid fertilizer, a compost, energy, or a combination thereof using at least a first conversion technique; and converting the intermediate dry organic stream to one or more of a renewable fuel products, a chemical compound product, energy or a combination thereof using at least a second conversion technique, wherein the second conversion technique is different than the first conversion technique.