Method and apparatus for mulching waste

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for mulching waste material and is particularly although not exclusively concerned with mulching of green organic material (GOM) for the purpose of converting that GOM into a form for composting. It will be convenient therefore to describe the invention as it relates to that application, although it should be appreciated that the invention has wider application in the mulching of various waste products. Method and apparatus for processing green organic waste (hereafter "GOM") into mulch particles for forming a mulch windrow including feeding means () for feeding GOM to a first cutting zone and rotating a plurality of blades () through that zone to cut the GOM into smaller particles, transferring the particles to a second cutting zone and rotating a plurality of blades () therethrough, to reduce their size to a suitable mulch particle size and ejecting the mulch particles at high velocity to form a windrow. The method and apparatus further includes the addition of moisture to increase the moisture content of the windrow formed.