Arduino Trash Compactor

Trash. it’s everywhere. In this day and age, the amount of waste produced by a single household can be overwhelming. Trash compactors help to reduce the volume of trash, meaning the homeowner doesn’t have to take the trash out as frequently and therefore fewer trash bags are used.

Many compactors utilize hydraulic or lead screw mechanisms, but our goal was to utilize another method for compression. This device requires low maintenance and low resource cost to be affordable and durable in the standard household. Trash compactors produce a great amount of crushing force and this can make these devices potentially dangerous. We’ve made our device completely safe for all users.