Patent ID: 8721987

Claim:
A system for disinfecting refuse products, comprising: at least one refuse container having an inner chamber defined by a closed bottom, upwardly extending sidewalls, an open top, and a lid for selectively covering the open top, said inner chamber being configured for retaining refuse products therein during a disinfection process; a sparger assembly mounted adjacent the bottom of said at least one refuse container and configured to admit steam into the inner chamber; a first temperature sensor configured for detachable mounting in the inner chamber near the bottom of said at least one refuse container in a position to detect temperature on a bottom of the refuse products; a second temperature sensor configured for detachable mounting in the inner chamber at a level above the refuse products retained in the inner chamber in a position to detect temperature on top of the refuse products; the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor being spaced to a sufficient distance to prevent recording of unreliable temperature that exists only on the bottom or top of the refuse products; and a means for recoding time and temperature of the disinfection process, said recoding means being operationally connected to said first and said second temperature sensors.