NOVELTY - Processing waste (1) containing fermentable raw materials selected from sugars and raw materials such as starch and cellulose capable of being saccharified into fermentable sugars, comprises a crushing step, a saccharification step, a fermentation step, a vaporization step, a dehydrating step, an ethanol mixture collecting step, and a dry matter (24) collecting step.    USE - The method and apparatus are useful for processing waste (1) containing fermentable raw materials selected from sugars and raw materials such as starch and cellulose capable of being saccharified into fermentable sugars. The method and apparatus are useful for producing ethanol from municipal biodegradable waste (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present invention provides a new and inventive simple method and apparatus for processing waste.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Processing waste (1) containing fermentable raw materials selected from sugars and raw materials such as starch and cellulose capable of being saccharified into fermentable sugars, comprises a crushing step for fine-dividing the waste (1) to form fine-divided waste (30); a saccharification step for at least partly saccharifying with saccharifying enzymes (20) the fine-divided waste (30) to form fermentable sugars of fermentable raw materials such as starch and cellulose present in the fine-divided waste (30) to obtain saccharified fine-divided waste (31); a fermentation step for at least partly fermenting with an ethanol-producing microorganism (23) the saccharified fine-divided waste (31) to obtain fermented fine-divided waste (32) containing a mixture of ethanol and water (25); a vaporization step for at least partly separating by vaporization the mixture of ethanol and water (25) from the fermented fine-divided waste (32); a dehydrating step for at least partly dehydrating the fermented fine-divided waste (32) to form dry matter (24) of the fermented fine-divided waste (32); an ethanol mixture collecting step for discharging and collecting the vaporized mixture of ethanol and water (25); and a dry matter (24) collecting step for discharging and collecting the dry matter (24). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is an apparatus for processing waste (1) containing fermentable raw materials selected from sugars and raw materials such as starch and cellulose capable of being saccharified into fermentable sugars, characterized in that the apparatus comprising: crushing means (2) for at least partly fine-dividing the waste (1) to form fine-divided waste (30); hydrolyzing means (3) for at least partly saccharifying with saccharifying enzymes (20) the fine-divided waste (30) to form saccharified fine-divided waste (31); fermentation means (4) for at least partly fermenting with an ethanol-producing microorganism (23) the saccharified fine-divided waste (31) to form fermented fine-divided waste (32) containing a mixture of ethanol and water (25); vaporization and dehydrating means (5) for at least partly separating by vaporization the mixture of ethanol and water (25) from the fermented fine-divided waste (32) and to form dry matter (24) of the fermented fine-divided waste (32); first discharging means (6) for discharging the vaporized mixture of ethanol and water (25) from the vaporization and dehydrating means (5); and second discharging means (7) for discharging the dry matter (24) from the vaporization and dehydrating means (5).