| 摘要 |
<p>A first composter (Fig. 1) comprises an above ground solar chamber with an access lid and a below ground digestion basket which forms a base for the chamber. The basket is substantially cuboid with an open top and is made from wire mesh with a mesh structure on its wire base to provide air pockets under compost in the composter. Also a wire mesh barrier can be located in the ground around the basket. A second composter comprises a tray 36 located below a composting chamber 56, and hydrophilic matting 42. Leachate collected in the tray 36 is wicked or pumped into the matting 42 from where it evaporates. In figure 7 leachate is pumped into an annular reservoir 40 located around a lid 52. Leachate is then wicked from the reservoir. The lid 52 provides access to the composting chamber 56 and has a solar panel 50 mounted thereon which provides electricity for operating a fan 44 used to assist evaporation and a pump 38 used for pumping the leachate.</p> |
