Here's my new habit: Whenever I take the plastic wrap off a roll of paper towels or some other package, it goes straight into my Obaggo, a personal trash compactor about the size of a coffee maker.

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide households with a quick, safe, and simple means of compacting plastic containers of varying sizes," said an inventor, from Chicago, Ill., ...

Loose plastic bags can be a hassle to separate and store for recycling, plus they may blow away and become litter if they're left outside at the recycling depot. The Clear Drop SPC is made to help, by ...

Clews Recycling has purchased a mobile screw compactor to help reduce plastic bottle transport costs. The Rugby-based company runs three household waste recycling centres under a contract with ...