CN108723062B - Household garbage recycling treatment system and method - Google Patents

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CN108723062B
CN108723062B CN201810430976.0A CN201810430976A CN108723062B CN 108723062 B CN108723062 B CN 108723062B CN 201810430976 A CN201810430976 A CN 201810430976A CN 108723062 B CN108723062 B CN 108723062B
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The invention provides a household garbage resource treatment system, which is used for solving the problems that the household garbage treatment is complex, the cost is high, the enthusiasm of community users for classified delivery of garbage is not high, and the garbage can not be recycled in the prior art, and comprises the following steps: the collection module is used for collecting the household garbage of the community households through a preset recovery way; the processing module is used for receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collecting module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way; and the circulation module is used for feeding back the perishable garbage products subjected to the digestion treatment to the community residents in a preset circulation mode. By adopting the invention, the garbage of the community households can be fed back to the community households in various ways after being recycled, and the purposes of classifying, processing and recycling the household garbage are achieved.

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Household garbage recycling treatment system and method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of household garbage treatment, in particular to a household garbage resource treatment system and method.
Background
In recent years, increasing amounts of urban garbage become problems to be solved urgently in all countries in the world, China is no exception, garbage treatment generally follows a 'three-part four-part method', kitchen garbage and toxic and harmful garbage are really required to be separated by actual residents, the kitchen garbage is a main component of household garbage and occupies more than 60%, and the kitchen garbage is easy to decay and easily forms secondary pollution; if the toxic and harmful garbage is mixed with the household garbage, the household garbage becomes dangerous waste, and the treatment cost is greatly increased;
for the classification of garbage, the current treatment mode is basically a mode of compressing and transferring to a treatment plant, the phenomenon of mixed loading and uniform transportation is common, the classification enthusiasm of residents is seriously contused, the treatment mode of landfill or incineration cannot embody the significance of garbage classification, and if the treatment mode can carry out classification treatment on the treatable garbage nearby, the residents can know the significance of classification and the value brought by classification, so that the progress of garbage classification is greatly accelerated.
And the cyclic application after the garbage classification is always a difficult problem of garbage treatment, a lot of reusable domestic garbage is wasted, the cost of garbage treatment is increased, and the enthusiasm of residents for garbage classification treatment is low.
In summary, a system and a method for treating domestic garbage as resources are needed to solve the problems.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the invention provides a recyclable environment-friendly household garbage recycling treatment system and method.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
a household garbage recycling treatment system comprises:
the collection module is used for collecting the household garbage of the community households through a preset recovery way;
the processing module is used for receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collecting module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way;
and the circulation module is used for feeding back the perishable garbage products subjected to the digestion treatment to the community residents in a preset circulation mode.
Further, the collection module includes:
the buyback module is used for buyback collection of plastic paper garbage of community residents through buybacks;
the classification module is used for classifying the collected household garbage of the community households through the waste recycling kiosk and conveying the classified garbage to a preset resource recycling station;
the reward module is used for collecting perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community inhabitants through the intelligent garbage can, distributing corresponding reward to the community inhabitants according to the weight of the perishable garbage delivered by the community inhabitants, and conveying the collected perishable garbage to the processing module.
Further, the processing module includes:
the pretreatment module is used for pretreating the collected perishable garbage according to a preset pretreatment mode, and the pretreatment mode comprises the following steps: deodorizing and sorting, crushing and fermenting the sorted perishable garbage, and adding a preset microbial strain into the crushed and fermented perishable garbage, wherein the preset microbial strain is used for accelerating digestion and absorption of the hermetia illucens;
the digestion module is used for carrying out digestion treatment on the collected perishable garbage through a preset digestion way;
and the screening module is used for screening the digestion residues generated by the digestion module through a preset screening way.
Further, the digestion module includes:
the biological unit is used for carrying out digestion treatment on perishable garbage by delivering the hermetia illucens larvae;
and the medicament unit is used for deodorizing and helping digestion treatment of the perishable garbage by delivering a deodorant and a helping digestion agent.
Further, the air conditioner is provided with a fan,
and the screening module screens the digestion residues generated by the digestion module into finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances through a preset screening way.
Further, the circulation module includes:
the ecological module is used for carrying out preset entertainment breeding by receiving the finished hermetia illucens in the digestion residues and carrying out preset organic planting by receiving the nutrient soil in the digestion residues;
and the feedback module is used for feeding back the products of the entertainment breeding and the organic planting to the community households in a preset feedback mode.
A household garbage resource treatment method comprises the following steps:
s1: collecting domestic garbage of community residents through a preset recovery way;
s2: receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collection module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way;
s3: feeding back the perishable garbage products after the digestion treatment to the community households in a preset circulation mode.
Further, step S1 includes:
s11: collecting plastic paper garbage of community residents through repurchase of repurchase treasures;
s12: classifying the collected household garbage of the community households through the waste recycling kiosk, and conveying the classified garbage to a preset resource recycling station;
s13: perishable rubbish in the domestic waste of community resident is collected through intelligent dustbin, according to the weight of the perishable rubbish of community resident delivery give the corresponding reward of community resident to perishable rubbish of collecting transports to the processing module easily.
Further, step S2 includes:
s21: pretreating the collected perishable garbage according to a preset pretreatment mode, wherein the pretreatment mode comprises the following steps: deodorizing and sorting, crushing and fermenting the sorted perishable garbage, and adding a preset microbial strain into the crushed and fermented perishable garbage, wherein the preset microbial strain is used for accelerating digestion and absorption of the hermetia illucens;
s21: carrying out corresponding digestion treatment on the collected perishable garbage by delivering the hermetia illucens larvae, the deodorant and the digestion-aiding agent;
s22: and screening the digestion residues generated by the digestion module through a preset screening way to obtain finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances.
Further, step S3 includes:
s31: carrying out preset entertainment breeding by receiving the finished hermetia illucens in the digestion residues, and carrying out preset organic planting by receiving nutrient soil in the digestion residues;
s32: and feeding back the products of the entertainment cultivation and the organic planting to the community residents in a preset feedback mode.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
(1) the garbage can be intelligently classified firstly, and can be classified from the garbage source according to the corresponding treatment after classification, so that the resource treatment of the household garbage is ensured.
(2) The method has the advantages that perishable garbage in the household garbage of community residents can be treated in situ in the in-situ treatment center of the community residents, and the horsefly larvae are used for carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage, so that the environment-friendly, cyclic and economic treatment method is achieved.
(3) The garbage digestion residues of the on-site treatment center can be utilized for recycling the ecological module, entertainment interaction between users and derivatives of garbage products is increased, user experience is improved, and garbage treatment cost is reduced.
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FIG. 1 is a first structural diagram of a household garbage recycling treatment system;
FIG. 2 is a second structural diagram of the domestic waste recycling treatment system of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a first flow chart of the domestic waste recycling treatment method of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the domestic waste recycling treatment method of the present invention.
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The following are specific embodiments of the present invention and are further described with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
Example one
This embodiment provides a domestic waste resource treatment system, as shown in fig. 1-2, this domestic waste resource treatment system includes:
the collection module is used for collecting the household garbage of the community households through a preset recovery way;
the processing module is used for receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collecting module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way;
and the circulation module is used for feeding back the perishable garbage products subjected to the digestion treatment to the community residents in a preset circulation mode.
The intelligent garbage classification is utilized, the classified garbage is changed into valuables on the spot, the products after changing the waste into valuables are conveyed to the circulation module, and the products are utilized to form an ecological green island, so that the timeliness enthusiasm of garbage treatment and the interaction between the garbage and residents after changing the waste into valuables are ensured, the cost of garbage treatment is reduced, the purpose of garbage recycling is achieved, and the environment-friendly, circular and economic treatment of the garbage is realized.
Further, the collection module includes:
the buyback module is used for buyback collection of plastic paper garbage of community residents through buybacks;
the classification module is used for classifying the collected household garbage of the community households through the waste recycling kiosk and conveying the classified garbage to a preset resource recycling station;
the reward module is used for collecting perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community inhabitants through the intelligent garbage can, distributing corresponding reward to the community inhabitants according to the weight of the perishable garbage delivered by the community inhabitants, and conveying the collected perishable garbage to the processing module.
Wherein a collection module for intelligent waste classification utilizes multiple mode to come the categorised processing to community resident household domestic waste, has guaranteed refuse treatment's high efficiency, interest and convenience, and wherein the recoverable garbage utilization of plastics paper class of community resident household buys precious direct estimation rubbish value, returns article or money that will correspond value for the community resident household who delivers plastics paper class rubbish. The community residents can also recycle perishable garbage in the domestic garbage through the intelligent garbage can, and can take corresponding rewards, so that the enthusiasm of the user in classifying the garbage is further improved, and the realization of the whole domestic garbage resource treatment is ensured from the source.
Further, the processing module includes:
the pretreatment module is used for pretreating the collected perishable garbage according to a preset pretreatment mode, and the pretreatment mode comprises the following steps: deodorizing and sorting, crushing and fermenting the sorted perishable garbage, and adding a preset microbial strain into the crushed and fermented perishable garbage, wherein the preset microbial strain is used for accelerating digestion and absorption of the hermetia illucens;
the digestion module is used for carrying out digestion treatment on the collected perishable garbage through a preset digestion way;
and the screening module is used for screening the digestion residues generated by the digestion module through a preset screening way.
Further, the digestion module includes:
the biological unit is used for carrying out digestion treatment on perishable garbage by delivering the hermetia illucens larvae;
and the medicament unit is used for deodorizing and helping digestion treatment of the perishable garbage by delivering a deodorant and a helping digestion agent.
Further, the air conditioner is provided with a fan,
and the screening module screens the digestion residues generated by the digestion module into finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances through a preset screening way.
The processing module is for setting up the center of handling on spot in community house block, and after receiving the perishable rubbish that transports from intelligent garbage bin, deliver the biology of digesting these perishable rubbish in these perishable rubbish, namely the soldier fly larva, also can say that utilize these perishable rubbish to breed the soldier fly larva, will disappear these perishable rubbish in the process that the soldier fly larva grows up. And in the process of digestion of the hermetia illucens larvae, a deodorant and a digestion aid are delivered into the hermetia illucens larvae, so that on one hand, the taste of the garbage in the process of digestion and fermentation is reduced, and on the other hand, the digestion of the garbage is accelerated.
Further, the on-site processing center sieves the hermetia illucens and the digestion residues to obtain finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances.
Wherein the preset dry matter comprises a burning rod or burning materials and the like.
Further, the circulation module includes:
the ecological module is used for carrying out preset entertainment breeding by receiving the finished hermetia illucens in the digestion residues and carrying out preset organic planting by receiving the nutrient soil in the digestion residues;
and the feedback module is used for feeding back the products of the entertainment breeding and the organic planting to the community households in a preset feedback mode.
The circulating module can be understood as an ecological green island, the ecological green island comprises organic planting, ecological aquatic products, entertainment culture and the like, garbage digestion residues of a garbage on-site processing center are received and supplied for the organic planting or the ecological aquatic products on the ecological green island, the fruits, vegetables and aquatic products can be mailed by the ecological green island in a preset feedback mode and fed back to community residents, and the garbage can be recycled finally.
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The embodiment provides a domestic garbage resource treatment method, as shown in fig. 3 to 4, the domestic garbage resource treatment method comprises the following steps:
s1: collecting domestic garbage of community residents through a preset recovery way;
s2: receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collection module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way;
s3: feeding back the perishable garbage products after the digestion treatment to the community households in a preset circulation mode.
Further, step S1 includes:
s11: collecting plastic paper garbage of community residents through repurchase of repurchase treasures;
s12: classifying the collected household garbage of the community households through the waste recycling kiosk, and conveying the classified garbage to a preset resource recycling station;
s13: perishable rubbish in the domestic waste of community resident is collected through intelligent dustbin, according to the weight of the perishable rubbish of community resident delivery give the corresponding reward of community resident to perishable rubbish of collecting transports to the processing module easily.
Further, step S2 includes:
s21: pretreating the collected perishable garbage according to a preset pretreatment mode, wherein the pretreatment mode comprises the following steps: deodorizing and sorting, crushing and fermenting the sorted perishable garbage, and adding a preset microbial strain into the crushed and fermented perishable garbage, wherein the preset microbial strain is used for accelerating digestion and absorption of the hermetia illucens;
s21: carrying out corresponding digestion treatment on the collected perishable garbage by delivering the hermetia illucens larvae, the deodorant and the digestion-aiding agent;
s22: and screening the digestion residues generated by the digestion module through a preset screening way to obtain finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances.
Further, step S3 includes:
s31: carrying out preset entertainment breeding by receiving the finished hermetia illucens in the digestion residues, and carrying out preset organic planting by receiving nutrient soil in the digestion residues;
s32: and feeding back the products of the entertainment cultivation and the organic planting to the community residents in a preset feedback mode.
Adopt this embodiment can realize carrying out intelligent classification with user's rubbish to correspond the processing according to carrying out after categorised, classified from the rubbish source, thereby guaranteed domestic waste's resourceful treatment. The method has the advantages that perishable garbage in the household garbage of community residents can be treated in situ in the in-situ treatment center of the community residents, and the horsefly larvae are used for carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage, so that the environment-friendly, cyclic and economic treatment method is achieved. The garbage digestion residues of the on-site treatment center can be utilized for recycling the ecological module, entertainment interaction between users and derivatives of garbage products is increased, user experience is improved, and garbage treatment cost is reduced.
The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the spirit of the invention. Various modifications or additions may be made to the described embodiments or alternatives may be employed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or ambit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

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1. The utility model provides a domestic waste resourceful treatment system which characterized in that includes:
the collection module is used for collecting the household garbage of the community households through a preset recovery way;
the collection module includes:
the buyback module is used for buyback collection of plastic paper garbage of community residents through buybacks;
the classification module is used for classifying the collected household garbage of the community households through the waste recycling kiosk and conveying the classified garbage to a preset resource recycling station;
the reward module is used for collecting perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents through the intelligent garbage can, distributing corresponding rewards to the community residents according to the weight of the perishable garbage delivered by the community residents, and conveying the collected perishable garbage to the treatment module;
the processing module is used for receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collecting module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way;
the processing module comprises:
the pretreatment module is used for pretreating the collected perishable garbage according to a preset pretreatment mode, and the pretreatment mode comprises the following steps: deodorizing and sorting, crushing and fermenting the sorted perishable garbage, and adding a preset microbial strain into the crushed and fermented perishable garbage, wherein the preset microbial strain is used for accelerating digestion and absorption of the hermetia illucens;
the digestion module is used for carrying out digestion treatment on the collected perishable garbage through a preset digestion way;
the digestion module comprises:
the biological unit is used for carrying out digestion treatment on perishable garbage by delivering the hermetia illucens larvae;
the medicament unit is used for deodorizing and helping digestion treatment of the perishable garbage by delivering a deodorant and a helping digestion agent;
the screening module is used for screening the digestion residues generated by the digestion module through a preset screening way;
the screening module screens the digestion residues generated by the digestion module into finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances through a preset screening way;
and the circulation module is used for feeding back the perishable garbage products subjected to the digestion treatment to the community residents in a preset circulation mode.
2. The household garbage recycling treatment system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circulation module comprises:
the ecological module is used for carrying out preset entertainment breeding by receiving the finished hermetia illucens in the digestion residues and carrying out preset organic planting by receiving the nutrient soil in the digestion residues;
and the feedback module is used for feeding back the products of the entertainment breeding and the organic planting to the community households in a preset feedback mode.
3. A household garbage resource treatment method is characterized by comprising the following steps:
s1: collecting domestic garbage of community residents through a preset recovery way;
step S1 includes:
s11: collecting plastic paper garbage of community residents through repurchase of repurchase treasures;
s12: classifying the collected household garbage of the community households through the waste recycling kiosk, and conveying the classified garbage to a preset resource recycling station;
s13: collecting perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents through an intelligent garbage can, distributing corresponding rewards to the community residents according to the weight of the perishable garbage delivered by the community residents, and conveying the collected perishable garbage to a treatment module;
s2: receiving perishable garbage in the household garbage of the community residents collected by the collection module and carrying out digestion treatment on the perishable garbage through a preset treatment way;
step S2 includes:
s21: pretreating the collected perishable garbage according to a preset pretreatment mode, wherein the pretreatment mode comprises the following steps: deodorizing and sorting, crushing and fermenting the sorted perishable garbage, and adding a preset microbial strain into the crushed and fermented perishable garbage, wherein the preset microbial strain is used for accelerating digestion and absorption of the hermetia illucens;
s22: carrying out corresponding digestion treatment on the collected perishable garbage by delivering the hermetia illucens larvae, the deodorant and the digestion aid;
s23: screening the digestion residues generated by the digestion module through a preset screening way, and screening the digestion residues into finished hermetia illucens, nutrient soil and preset dry substances;
s3: feeding back the perishable garbage products after the digestion treatment to the community households in a preset circulation mode.
4. The household garbage resource treatment method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the step S3 includes:
s31: carrying out preset entertainment breeding by receiving the finished hermetia illucens in the digestion residues, and carrying out preset organic planting by receiving nutrient soil in the digestion residues;
s32: and feeding back the products of the entertainment cultivation and the organic planting to the community residents in a preset feedback mode.
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