Abstract: The present invention is a system for processing organic waste using insect larvae, which has the advantage of being able to process large quantities of organic fecal waste material. The system includes a plurality of substantially flat reaction vessels stacked one on top of the other in parallel arrangement to form a processing blocks 11. Each of the reaction vessels in the processing block 11 are dimensioned and configured to contain a quantity of organic waste, each reaction vessel having front and back ends and side edges, the reaction vessels each being separated from the reaction vessel above by an air space 23, the processing block being contained in a plant enclosure having side walls. At least one of the side walls of the plant enclosure (plenum wall 38) is positioned adjacent the processing block such that the plenum wall is adjacent one of the side edges of the reaction vessels.

Abstract: The present invention is a system for processing organic waste using insect larvae, which has the advantage of being able to process large quantities of organic fecal waste material. The system includes a plurality of substantially flat reaction vessels stacked one on top of the other in parallel arrangement to form a processing blocks 11. Each of the reaction vessels in the processing block 11 are dimensioned and configured to contain a quantity of organic waste, each reaction vessel having front and back ends and side edges, the reaction vessels each being separated from the reaction vessel above by an air space 23, the processing block being contained in a plant enclosure having side walls. At least one of the side walls of the plant enclosure (plenum wall 38) is positioned adjacent the processing block such that the plenum wall is adjacent one of the side edges of the reaction vessels.

Abstract: A bottle opener for bottles having twist-off caps including a container having an end wall with an opening therein adapted for insertion of a bottle-mounted cap therein. A cylindrical member is connected to and extends into the container from the opening. The cylindrical member is open at the end thereof opposite the opening in the end wall and has a passageway adapted for passage of bottle caps through the cylindrical member and into the container. Longitudinal ridges on the interior of the cylindrical member hold an inserted bottle-mounted cap so that turning of the container about a longitudinal axis thereof extending perpendicular to the end wall causes the removal of the cap from its bottle. Preferably the opener includes means such as resilient fingers for preventing detached caps in the cylindrical member from falling out through the opening in the end wall.