Smush Can Self-powered Compacting Trashcan

Boxes, bags and other empty packaging fill your trashcan quickly and force you to take out more air than trash, almost on a daily basis. This new trashcan lets you compact the trash inside your home, and it doesn’t need electricity to work. Now you don’t have to get your hands or feet dirty to compact your garbage.

Why It’s Clever

You know how annoyingly fast a normal trash bin fills up. Packaging material in particular takes up a lot of space when you simply throw it in the trashcan. Not only do you have to take out the trash more often than you’d like, it also forces you to use many more dirt bags than necessary.

Trash compactors aren’t new, but most models are electrically powered, which can be inconvenient. This Smush Can is smarter because it doesn’t need an energy source. The lid is flexible, allowing you to push it down to compact the trash inside. This means that you can place it wherever you want without having to worry about an outlet or about battery recharging. According to the manufacturer, it allows you to put twice as much trash inside as in a regular trashcan of the same volume.