Refuse processing including sterilization - by exposure to radiation

摘要

Processing of municipal type refuse comprises size reduction, sterilisation by exposure to radiation, pressing into bundles or bales and deposition in dumping area. The sterilisation is performed in a self contained building in which the ground refuse is made of fall between two moving belts, during which it is subjected to radiation, which may be in the form of a high energy electron, X-ray, or gamma ray beam, the preferred intensity being 0.1 MRads when 95% of all organisms in the refuse are killed.