A beverage garbage can comprising an enclosure presenting an opening and containing: • a compression plate; • a piston situated below the compression plate, the piston being mounted to move in translation along an axis between a low position, an ejection position, and a high position in which it is close to the compression plate; • a control unit associated with motor means for successively causing the piston to rise towards its high position so as to compress the container against the compression plate, to cause the piston to be lowered to the ejection position, and to cause the container to be ejected by making it drop sideways off the piston; • at least one receptacle (17, 18, 19) offset sideways relative to the travel axis of the piston in order to collect the compressed container (21 characterized in that • the opening is situated on a top portion of the enclosure; • the compression plate is movable between a disengaged position and a compression position in which it closes the opening; • the piston is situated facing the opening and is close to the compression plate when it is closed in its high position; • the enclosure contains an ejector for pushing a container resting on the piston while in its ejection position in a sideways direction so as to cause the container to drop sideways off the piston; • the control unit is also associated with motor means for causing the compression plate to close after a container has been inserted into the top opening, and to cause the container to be ejected by making it drop sideways off the piston; • the receptacle (17, 18, 19) is arranged to collect the compressed container when it is ejected sideways by the ejector. • a compression plate; • a piston situated below the compression plate, the piston being mounted to move in translation along an axis between a low position, an ejection position, and a high position in which it is close to the compression plate; • a control unit associated with motor means for successively causing the piston to rise towards its high position so as to compress the container against the compression plate, to cause the piston to be lowered to the ejection position, and to cause the container to be ejected by making it drop sideways off the piston; • at least one receptacle (17, 18, 19) offset sideways relative to the travel axis of the piston in order to collect the compressed container (21 • the opening is situated on a top portion of the enclosure; • the compression plate is movable between a disengaged position and a compression position in which it closes the opening; • the piston is situated facing the opening and is close to the compression plate when it is closed in its high position; • the enclosure contains an ejector for pushing a container resting on the piston while in its ejection position in a sideways direction so as to cause the container to drop sideways off the piston; • the control unit is also associated with motor means for causing the compression plate to close after a container has been inserted into the top opening, and to cause the container to be ejected by making it drop sideways off the piston; • the receptacle (17, 18, 19) is arranged to collect the compressed container when it is ejected sideways by the ejector.