Abstract: A safe, inexpensive, easy to use, manual trash compactor that can be used with almost any trash container with components that store out of the way when not in use. A hand or foot control is easily manipulated to compact trash in the container. The compacting mechanism can be made easily adjustable so that the amount of force or the size of the unit can be changed for different operators or different trash containers. The unit can be used with no container to compact materials like cardboard. The compactor can have wheels and can optionally be operated by a foot lever.

Abstract: A save, inexpensive, easy to use, manual trash compactor that can be used with almost any trash container with components that store out of the way when not in use. A hand or foot control can be easily manipulated for compacting the trash in the container. The compacting mechanism can be made easily adjustable so that the amount of force or the size of the unit can be changed for different operators or different trash containers. The unit can be used with no container to compact materials like cardboard. The compactor can have wheels and can optionally be operated by a foot lever. The manually operated trash compactor promotes safety when disposing of trash by precluding the need to compress trash inside a receptacle by putting ones hand or foot inside a trash can for the purpose of creating more space. The device promotes recycling. The unique delivery system provides for penetrating any shape of container or receptacle (or used with no receptacle).