received by the International Bureau on 02 December 2019 (02.12.2019)

I claim:

25. A process of waste management, comprising:

freezing of waste material to a temperature below zero degrees Celsius;

pulverization of the waste material, to maximize the ratio of the surface area to volume of particles of the waste material; and

recovery of useful material from the waste material;

wherein pulverization reduces the average diameter of particles of the waste material to one centimeter or less; and

after it is pulverized, the waste material is placed in a chamber at a temperature greater than one degree Celsius.

26. The process of waste management according to claim 25, wherein:

the temperature in the chamber is between 100 and 1600 degrees Celsius.

27. The process of waste management according to claim 26, wherein:

the pressure in the chamber is between 0.25 and 500 times the average pressure of air at sea level.

28. The process of waste management according to claim 27, wherein:

the humidity in the chamber is kept greater than one percent but less than one hundred percent.

29. The process of waste management according to claim 28, wherein:

radiation is used in the chamber to enhance the process of recovery.

30. The process of waste management according to claim 28, wherein:

one or more catalysts are used in the chamber to enhance the process of recovery.

31. The process of waste management according to claim 28, wherein:

carbon and water are collected from the chamber and recycled.

32. The process of waste management according to claim 31 , wherein:

the carbon is used as fuel.

33. The process of waste management according to claim 31 , wherein:

the water is purified.

34. The process of waste management according to claim 28, wherein:

after waste material has been processed a first time, it is processed again one or more times, to remove toxic substances.

35. The process of waste management according to claim 28, wherein:

after waste material has been processed, the chamber is purged of all remnants of the waste material, before more waste material is placed in the chamber.

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37. An apparatus for waste management, comprising:

chambers, within which waste material is:

frozen to a temperature below zero degrees Celsius;

pulverized to maximize the ratio of the surface area to volume of particles of the waste material; and

processed to recover useful material;

wherein there are a plurality of the chambers, and they are rotated to enable continuous processing of the waste material.

39. An apparatus for waste management, comprising:

one or more chambers, within which waste material is:

frozen to a temperature below zero degrees Celsius;

pulverized to maximize the ratio of the surface area to volume of particles of the waste material; and

processed to recover useful material; and

a vessel to collect the waste material, having a bow that can open up to a greater width than the vessel’s beam; and

wherein the vessel has an inner bow that prevents water from entering the vessel.

41. An apparatus for waste management, comprising:

one or more chambers, within which waste material is:

frozen to a temperature below zero degrees Celsius;

pulverized to maximize the ratio of the surface area to volume of particles of the waste material; and

processed to recover useful material; and

a conveyor belt that can be raised and angled to move the waste material into a vessel.

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49. An apparatus for waste management, comprising:

one or more chambers, within which waste material is:

frozen to a temperature below zero degrees Celsius;

pulverized to maximize the ratio of the surface area to volume of particles of the waste material; and

processed to recover useful material; and

one or more subsurface waste collection devices that are robotically controlled.

50. An apparatus for waste management, comprising:

one or more chambers, within which waste material is:

frozen to a temperature below zero degrees Celsius;

pulverized to maximize the ratio of the surface area to volume of particles of the waste material; and

processed to recover useful material; and

one or more collecting mechanisms with screens having apertures with areas no greater than one square millimeter.

51. The apparatus for waste management according to claim 50, wherein:

the screens have apertures with areas no greater than 160 square micrometers.

52. The apparatus for waste management according to claim 51 , wherein:

the collecting mechanisms may be extended at least six meters.

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