Abstract: The device for crushing metal cans has a supporting structure and a crushing head mounted on the supporting structure and forming a region for resting the can to be crushed. The crushing head supports two presser elements arranged mutually opposite along a main axis proximate to the resting region. The device also has a mechanism for moving one of the presser elements towards the other presser element and rotating it about the main axis with respect to the other presser element, whereby to crush a can interposed between the two presser elements.