Abstract: A process for treating mixed waste material, said process comprising a) collecting said mixed waste in bags; b) autoclaving the bags under conditions in which the bags degrade; c) separating the material from step (b) into three fractions, a first fraction comprising liquid materials, a second fraction comprising large solid waste materials and a third fraction comprising fibrous material; d) subjecting the third fraction of step (c) to a remediation process such as an aerobic digestion; and e) recovering the product of step (d). Use of aerobic digestion as a drying process for materials, and certain apparatus for use in the process are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A plush cover for a flip style cell phone is provided. The cover can include a top half having a first pocket, the first pocket being dimensioned to accept a top portion of a flip style cell phone, and a second half having a second pocket. The second pocket is dimensioned to accept a bottom portion of a flip style cell phone. The cover also has a front surface that extends across the top half and the second half, with at least part of the front surface being in the shape of a figurine. The top half can include an aperture that is dimensioned and located such that a user can view a backside display of a flip style cell phone placed within the cover. In addition, an elastic piece having a first end and a second end can be included, with the first end attached to a lower region of the top half and the second end attached to a bottom region of the aperture. The elastic piece affords for the cell phone cover to fit cell phones of different sizes.