Patent ID: 7237477

Claim:
A trash compactor comprising: a cavity having a back wall, and a bottom wall, a flap for access to the cavity to place trash into the cavity for compacting, a platen for compressing the trash in the cavity, a door for access to the cavity to remove compacted trash, at least one continuous channel beginning in an upper portion of the back wall and traversing to a front of the bottom wall, the channel having a curved portion transitioning from the back wall to the bottom wall, a strap for traveling inside of the channel, the strap having an indented portion at a back end thereof, a storage compartment for string used to tie around a bale of trash in the trash compactor cavity, such that string from the storage compartment can be attached to the indented portion of the strap and pulled through the at least one channel to provide string on a bottom and back sides of compacted trash in the cavity, the string then surrounding the compacted trash and tied off to secure the bale of compacted trash prior to removal from the cavity of the trash compactor.