Food Waste Transfer System from Ship Galleys to the Ship Solid Waste Processing Equipment

The Navy requires an alternative to single-use plastic trash bags that can effectively contain waste. The solution must be extremely easy to use, low total cost, and ultimately acceptable to the end user in the fleet. TAF proposes to provide the Navy with a reusable waste transport bag derived from commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) roll-top dry bags. These bags will be waterproof with an integrated roll-top seal and a puncture resistant ballistic nylon exterior layered together and permanently RF welded. By using a dry-bag design TAF can leverage the existing commercial industrial base to provide a unique product to meet the Navy’s needs that can also be commercialized at an economic price-point. TAF’s proposed design for the TAF Reusable Waste Bag is flexible, allowing for various combinations of puncture resistance ballistic nylon and waterproof polymer layered together to create bags that are strong and waterproof.