Product review (5 stars): Helps us to fill our recycling bin more effectively!
This is such a handy device to have! In our neighborhood, the trash is picked up weekly but the recycling is only picked up once a month. We try to be very conscious of what we can recycle and recycle all the plastic and cardboard that we can, but our recycle can fills up quickly each month. This compactor has really helped us to create more space in our recycle can! It works really smoothly to compact and remove excess space and air form the various recycling items that go into our can every week.

It took us a while to get the compactor put together since it doesn't arrive assembled, but we only needed a handful of tools and the assembly was straight forward (once my husband read the directions of course). The compactor hooks over the bar at the back of the can, where the lid pivots. Then it is a simple motion to compress the contents of the can with the compactor.

Before receiving this compactor, we would fill up out recycling can in just over a week with our family of 5. The rest of our recycling would have to be put into a large cardboard box and set beside the can on recycling day. Now that we use the compactor, it is taking us nearly 3 weeks to fill the can which only leaves a small amount to be set beside the can on recycling day. This means that we are taking less space and hopefully we can start recycling even more items from our house and thus leave a smaller carbon footprint and help our local environment!

I received this product at a reduced price in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions expressed her are my own and based upon my experiences using the product.