trash compactor

Waste volume reducer

A trash compactor is an appliance that crushes garbage to reduce its volume, typically found in kitchens.

A motorized ram compresses waste into dense blocks, allowing more refuse to fit in a single bag.

The trash compactor broke down and we had to take out garbage twice as often.

Related

squeeze · metal · built-in · motor · compression chamber · refuse · balers · waste reduction · appliance · foot pedal · ram · shredders · garbage · biodegradable waste · bags · push · dumpster · bin

Categories
Opposites
volume/space effect

trash compactorexpander

Something that widens

inflator · decompressor · aerator · shredder · unpacker

waste handling method

trash compactorgarbage disposal

Sink appliance that shreds food

incinerator · manufacturing plant · production line · factory · paper shredder

organization approach

trash compactorscatterer

One who spreads widely

disperser · spreader · litter

Family

trash, compact, trashy, trashed, trashing, compacted, compacting, compacts, trashes

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G