NOVELTY - An apparatus for converting a mixture of organic vegetable waste and carton or packaging waste generated by food distributors and handlers into reusable compost is new.    USE - The apparatus is useful for composting waste organic products, e.g. rotten or spoiled fruit and vegetables, together with cardboard boxes, cartons and/or wooden crates in which the organic product may have been packed (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An apparatus for converting a mixture of organic vegetable waste and carton or packaging waste generated by food distributors and handlers into reusable compost comprises a housing partitioned into a component section (with a chute for receiving organic and packaging waste), decomposition chamber and receiving chamber (for temporary storage of carton waste), a shredding station in the component section adjacent to the chute outlet, a mixing station downstream of the shredder, a conveyor for moving the shredded carton waste to the receiving chamber and a second conveyor for moving the waste from the receiving chamber to the mixing station where the shredded carton waste is mixed with the organic waste being shredded at the shredding station. The first conveyor includes a means for selectively moving the shredded carton waste to the receiving chamber and the mixture of shredded vegetable and carton waste to the decomposition chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional side elevation view of the apparatus.    Composting Apparatus (10)    Lower Section (10A)    Upper Section (10B)    Housing (11)    Top wall (14)    Bottom wall (15)    End wall (16)    Partition or wall (18)    Decomposition chamber (20)    Receiving chamber (20A)    Holding chamber (20B)    Hopper (21)    Inlet (21A)    Shredder (22)    Cutting blades (22A, 22B)    Mixer (23)    Screw conveyor or augur (24, 41A)    Vertical conveyor (25)    Electric Motor (26)    Horizontal distributing conveyor (27)    External exhaust conduit (39A)    Cover (40A)    Discharge opening (42)    Dispersing conveyor (43)    Conduit (44)    Liquid collector (50)    Suitable piping (50A)    Spray means (50B)    Conveyor (61)