Device comprising a compartment for separating the solids and liquids, said compartment comprising a base (7) that is concavely curved according to a cylindrical portion having a transverse axis and is formed of a sieve (143); an idler roller (1) mounted transversely on an arm (13); driving means which actuate said arm (13), and resilient means for adjusting the pressure exerted by the rollers (1); wherein both the contact interface between the sieve (143) and the roller (1) and the rotational interface between the roller (1) and the arm (13) are made of a non-metal material on at least one of the two contacting surfaces that form each of said interfaces, such that, at said interfaces, there is no metal-on-metal contact between surfaces moving relative to one another.