Patent ID: 8141481

Claim:
A compactor comprising: a bin comprising: a first section including: a base; two side walls extending upwards from opposite sides of the base; a rear wall connecting the side walls and sloping forwards; and a second section comprising: two side walls sized to fit within and adjacent to the side walls of the first section; a front wall connecting the side walls; a hinge connecting the bottom of the front wall, to the base of the first section; wherein the rear wall of the first section slopes forwards, towards the front wall of the second section, such that a contents placed between the first section and the second section are compacted between the front wall and the rear wall, as the second section rotates about the hinge towards the first section, the slope on the rear wall directing the contents downward; and a cupboard, the bin mounted within the cupboard, the bin being accessible within the cupboard by a door of the cupboard.