摘要 |
A waste treatment apparatus (200) comprises a hopper (201) having an inlet for receiving a receptacle containing waste material and an outlet through which the receptacle is discharged, a first waste treatment chamber (202), a first cutting mechanism (251) operative to shred the receptacle and to effect a first cutting treatment of the waste material contained in the receptacle, a second waste treatment chamber (203) having a second cutting mechanism (253) to effect a second cutting treatment of the shredded receptacle and waste material, a third waste treatment chamber (250) in communication with the second waste treatment chamber, a gate mechanism (206) at the outlet of the third waste treatment chamber (250) operative to permit discharge of the treated waste material from the apparatus, and means for introducing steam into the second treatment chamber (203) and the third treatment chamber (250).
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