Device for compressing empty, deformable containers such as drinks bottles or cans of plastics or tinplate, with a) a cutting and pressing unit , b) means for driving and controlling the cutting and pressing unit , c) wherein the cutting and pressing unit comprises at least two cooperating rollers (4.1, 4.2) rotating in opposite directions and arranged at a distance from one another with respect to their axes of rotation (A1, A2), d) wherein each roller 4.1, 4.2) has a plurality of discs each arranged at an axial distance from one another, where e) axially adjacent to each other at least in the effective area of the two rollers (4.1, 4.2) e1) a first working area for compressing the plastic containers, and e2) a second working area for compressing the metal containers are arranged so that plastic containers in the first working area and metal containers in the second working area can be pressed together simultaneously next to each other characterised in that f1) each working area of each roller (4.1, 4.2) has a plurality of axially oriented sections with a different condition (S1, S2, S3, S4) next to one another, f2) wherein the condition of the sections in the first working area is different from the condition of the sections in the second working area with respect to the material of the containers supplied, in particular the different condition of the sections is defined by another body shape or differences in their body shape, f3) whereby discs of the same condition are present in a section, f4) wherein on each roller (4.1, 4.2) sections arranged next to each other each have discs of a different condition, wherein, in the case of more than two sections in a working area , sections with discs of a different condition are arranged alternately. a) a cutting and pressing unit , b) means for driving and controlling the cutting and pressing unit , c) wherein the cutting and pressing unit comprises at least two cooperating rollers (4.1, 4.2) rotating in opposite directions and arranged at a distance from one another with respect to their axes of rotation (A1, A2), d) wherein each roller 4.1, 4.2) has a plurality of discs each arranged at an axial distance from one another, e) axially adjacent to each other at least in the effective area of the two rollers (4.1, 4.2) e1) a first working area for compressing the plastic containers, and e2) a second working area for compressing the metal containers are arranged so that plastic containers in the first working area and metal containers in the second working area can be pressed together simultaneously next to each other e1) a first working area for compressing the plastic containers, and e2) a second working area for compressing the metal containers are arranged so that plastic containers in the first working area and metal containers in the second working area can be pressed together simultaneously next to each other f1) each working area of each roller (4.1, 4.2) has a plurality of axially oriented sections with a different condition (S1, S2, S3, S4) next to one another, f2) wherein the condition of the sections in the first working area is different from the condition of the sections in the second working area with respect to the material of the containers supplied, in particular the different condition of the sections is defined by another body shape or differences in their body shape, f3) whereby discs of the same condition are present in a section, f4) wherein on each roller (4.1, 4.2) sections arranged next to each other each have discs of a different condition, wherein, in the case of more than two sections in a working area , sections with discs of a different condition are arranged alternately. <EOS>