Is A Trash Compactor Right For You?

We’ve all been there – deja vu! taking another bag of trash out.

Consider a trash compactor for your kitchen and eliminate the hassle of taking the trash out everyday. There are other benefits as well:

Compactors reduce the frequency of trash removal because they do not require emptying as often as traditional cans.
Especially good for cardboard food packages, paper goods, aluminum cans etc.
Helps eliminate overflowing outdoor garbage cans
Most install pretty easily beneath your kitchen counter top, usually near the sink where you probably already have a power source.
Some say that trash compactors can emit an odor – but some models have odor reducing technologies, either a filter, or deodorizing spray.
Most models sold now are very quiet.
If you pay for garbage collection by volume, a compactor can reduce your garbage hauling costs.
If every single household in the U.S. had a trash compactor, our landfills could be reduced by 80 percent!

Glass bottles and jars should not be placed in a compactor because they can shatter under the weight of the compactor, posing a potential hazard.
You may want to put less food or table scraps in a compactor because it will remain longer inside the home and could start to smell.
You may get less exercise if you take the trash out less!

Compactors contain a motor, and what appears to be a regular trash can. The motor operates a press that pushes down, or compacts what’s been thrown away so that your trash doesn’t have to be emptied so frequently. Using them requires nothing more than placing trash into a regular trash can. You simply open the unit’s door, place your trash inside, close the door, and press a button that activates the compacting action. The machine’s electric motor does all the work for you. (lakeappliance repair)