Portable incinerator heat recovery device and method of use

A heat recovery device for use with a portable incinerator. The heat recovery device comprises first and second legs which support a heat exchanger thereon. An air flow path is formed from the bottom to the top of the first leg, through the heat exchanger and from the top to the bottom of the second leg. An open space is provided between the two legs and below the heat exchanger. A portable incinerator may be placed within this open space. When solid waste is burned within the incinerator, the exhaust port of the incinerator lies below the heat exchanger. A blower attached to the lower portion of the first leg creates air flow through the heat recovery device such that the air is heated in the heat exchanger by heat produced from the exhaust port of the portable incinerator. A tube is then coupled to the second leg in order to direct the heated air flow to the interior of an adjacent building. The present invention therefore allows solid waste to be burned and the heat thereby produced is recovered for heating of the building. However, it is not necessary to exit the building every time it is desired to dispose of solid waste. Instead, the solid waste is collected within the portable incinerator inside the building and the portable incinerator is installed in the heat recovery device only when a sufficient quantity of solid waste has been collected for incineration.