Abstract: A waste compacting apparatus includes an elongated waste receiving chamber of rectangular cross section, a size reduction chamber of decreasing rectangular cross section and an elongated outlet snout of rectangular cross section affixed to the smaller end of the size reduction chamber. A compaction ram having a forward-protruding shearing knife is slidably mounted in the waste receiving chamber and is adapted for reciprocating movement between a rearward position that permits waste to be loaded into said elongated waste receiving chamber and a forward position up to the point of size reduction.

Abstract: A waste compacting apparatus includes a compactor housing with a vertically reciprocating ram mounted in its upper portion. A waste inlet is provided in the middle portion of the compactor housing for receiving waste, and the received waste is fed into a removable waste receptacle located in the lower portion of the compacting housing. Waste compaction takes place when the vertically reciprocating ram is driven down into the receptacle in the lower portion of the housing. The waste receptacle is horizontally slidable from a first position within the compactor housing, in which compacting takes place, to a second position outside the housing, during which the receptacle is unloaded. A vertically reciprocating sleeve is mounted within the housing, surrounding the ram, and has a waste inlet aperture in its upper portion.

Abstract: A waste disposal system embodies a waste diverter apparatus for receiving waste from a single waste supplying chute and selectably controlling distribution of the waste to a pair of waste outlet chutes. Each of the waste outlet chutes is connected to a waste compactor or other suitable means for waste disposal. The waste diverter apparatus includes a waste diverter housing which has a single waste inlet opening, and a pair of waste outlet openings which connect to the pair of waste outlet chutes. A waste outlet gate is provided for each waste outlet opening, and each gate slides horizontally to open and close its corresponding waste outlet opening.