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Garbage Repurposer
Posted 12/14/2009 by sarossell in Waste and Pollution | Submit idea in this category
I envision a kitchen appliance about the same size as a dishwasher that loads from the top of the counter with a re-sizable opening that can accept ANYTHING; food scraps, egg shells, steak bones, milk cartons, beer bottles, bowling balls, you name it. The sound-buffered devise would then use massive crushers and grinders that process the contents into a fine powdered slurry. The contents would be microwaved to sterilize, deodorized for a neutral aroma, and something like Oxy-Clean would be added to the slurry to make it as clear as possible. The moisture would then be removed to leave a fine paste. Color dyes and "plastic" or concrete material would be mixed with the paste and the contents would then be pressed and cooked into interlocking construction bricks of various colors and materials. You would never have to take the trash out again, the landfills would never see another bag of garbage and EVERYTHING would be recycled into a usable, standardized brick that could be sold to local construction companies. Profit for garbage without all the mess and environmental impact.
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Posted by Mimitz
12/17/2009
I applaud you on your desire to make the earth as green as possible, however how would you prevent psycho serial killers from using it to grind up their victims without detection?
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Posted by sarossell
12/17/2009
Good question. That did actually occur to me...Well, not psychos particularly but troubled youths and small animals certainly came to mind. A set of sensors would have to be employed to recognize, movement, heat, or even human blood perhaps. If the appliance sensed questionable levels, it could notify authorities covertly.
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