Can I build a hydraulic/etc. press for recyclables on the ...
· Best answer: Nah, trash compactors suck. I've just stopped running a nonprofit based recyclingforprofit endeavor. We looked at this same set of criteria, especially because we were getting 60 cents a pound for cans here and had ~40 bags a week of them coming in. (Btw 27 cans is 1lb.) Anywaythere are some ghetto options. The first one, which I'm pretty sure .