Method for compacting waste comprising the steps of: - providing a receptacle having a loading area for receiving waste; - performing at least a first loading of waste through said loading area into said receptacle; - providing a compression member for compacting the waste inside said receptacle, said compression member being configured to execute a compacting cycle selected from a group of pre-defined available compacting cycles, in which said compression member is movable between a retracted position, an extended position and an intermediate position; - sensing a volume of waste loaded in the receptacle after said at least first loading of waste, with at least one sensor; - determining by a computer unit a compacting cycle from said group of pre-defined available compacting cycles based on the sensed volume of waste; and - executing said compacting cycle with the compression member; wherein the step of determining the compacting cycle comprises at least the steps of: - determining whether the sensed volume of waste exceeds a predetermined threshold; and - determining a first compacting cycle selected from said group of pre-defined available compacting cycles if the sensed volume is equal or lower than said predetermined threshold or a second compacting cycle selected from the group of pre-defined available compacting cycles if the sensed volume of waste is greater than said predetermined threshold; characterized in that the first compacting cycle comprises the steps of: a) moving the compression member to its extended position; b) moving the compression member from its extended position to an intermediate position; c) optionally repeating steps a) and b); and d) optionally returning the compression member to its retracted position; and in that the second compacting cycle comprises the steps of: a) moving the compression member to an intermediate position; b) moving the compression member from its intermediate position to its retracted position; c) optionally repeating steps a) and b); d) moving the compression member to its extended position; and e) optionally returning the compression member to its retracted position. - providing a receptacle having a loading area for receiving waste; - performing at least a first loading of waste through said loading area into said receptacle; - providing a compression member for compacting the waste inside said receptacle, said compression member being configured to execute a compacting cycle selected from a group of pre-defined available compacting cycles, in which said compression member is movable between a retracted position, an extended position and an intermediate position; - sensing a volume of waste loaded in the receptacle after said at least first loading of waste, with at least one sensor; - determining by a computer unit a compacting cycle from said group of pre-defined available compacting cycles based on the sensed volume of waste; and - executing said compacting cycle with the compression member; wherein the step of determining the compacting cycle comprises at least the steps of: - determining whether the sensed volume of waste exceeds a predetermined threshold; and - determining a first compacting cycle selected from said group of pre-defined available compacting cycles if the sensed volume is equal or lower than said predetermined threshold or a second compacting cycle selected from the group of pre-defined available compacting cycles if the sensed volume of waste is greater than said predetermined threshold; - determining whether the sensed volume of waste exceeds a predetermined threshold; and - determining a first compacting cycle selected from said group of pre-defined available compacting cycles if the sensed volume is equal or lower than said predetermined threshold or a second compacting cycle selected from the group of pre-defined available compacting cycles if the sensed volume of waste is greater than said predetermined threshold; characterized in that the first compacting cycle comprises the steps of: a) moving the compression member to its extended position; b) moving the compression member from its extended position to an intermediate position; c) optionally repeating steps a) and b); and d) optionally returning the compression member to its retracted position; a) moving the compression member to its extended position; b) moving the compression member from its extended position to an intermediate position; c) optionally repeating steps a) and b); and d) optionally returning the compression member to its retracted position; and in that the second compacting cycle comprises the steps of: a) moving the compression member to an intermediate position; b) moving the compression member from its intermediate position to its retracted position; c) optionally repeating steps a) and b); d) moving the compression member to its extended position; and e) optionally returning the compression member to its retracted position. a) moving the compression member to an intermediate position; b) moving the compression member from its intermediate position to its retracted position; c) optionally repeating steps a) and b); d) moving the compression member to its extended position; and e) optionally returning the compression member to its retracted position.