Abstract: A shaft arrangement for a reverse vending machine, in particular for a compressing arrangement in a reverse vending machine used for recycling. The shaft arrangement includes a sidewall having an inside and an outside, and at least one opening, and at least one shaft extending through the at least one opening, and the at least one shaft includes a radial groove. The shaft arrangement includes a bearing arrangement arranged on the outside of the sidewall, the bearing arrangement includes a bearing block and a bearing connected to the at least one shaft. The shaft arrangement includes a seal arranged around the outer surface of the at least one shaft at the at least one opening. The bearing block is arranged spaced apart from the sidewall to create a gap between the sidewall and the bearing block. The shaft arrangement further includes a plate arranged on the inside of the sidewall.

Abstract: A shaft arrangement for a reverse vending machine, in particular for a compressing arrangement in a reverse vending machine used for recycling. The shaft arrangement includes a sidewall having an inside and an outside, and at least one opening, and at least one shaft extending through the at least one opening, and the at least one shaft includes a radial groove. The shaft arrangement includes a bearing arrangement arranged on the outside of the sidewall, the bearing arrangement includes a bearing block and a bearing connected to the at least one shaft. The shaft arrangement includes a seal arranged around the outer surface of the at least one shaft at the at least one opening. The bearing block is arranged spaced apart from the sidewall to create a gap between the sidewall and the bearing block. The shaft arrangement further includes a plate arranged on the inside of the sidewall.

Abstract: A compacting apparatus including: a compression plate, a piston having a surface facing the compression plate, and a drive mechanism configured to alternately move the piston towards and away from the compression plate such that an object may be compacted between the compression plate and said surface of the piston, wherein the drive mechanism can be positioned inside or partly outside the piston. Also, a reverse vending machine comprising such a compacting apparatus, use of such a compacting apparatus, and a method of compacting objects.