A can crusher is a device that crushes aluminum soda cans for easier storage in recycling bins. There are various types available, including manual and automatic options, with prices ranging from $10 to $20. Wall-mounted options are also available, but caution should be taken to keep children away from them.
A can crusher is a device used to crush aluminum soda cans for easier storage in recycling bins. While most recyclers don’t require you to crush the cans, if you recycle a lot, your regular bin could fill up quickly. The crusher gives you extra space by flattening single or multiple cans.
The first can crusher was of course the human foot. People often trample cans to flatten them for recycling or to have more space in the trash can. This could sometimes hurt if the foot didn’t step onto the can properly, so entrepreneurs eagerly looked for a variety of alternatives that could be used with the hand.
To this end, there are a number of devices for crushing cans on the market now. The simplest, usually around 10 US dollars (USD) has you squashing a single can at a time, pulling a lever that lowers the weight on the can until it’s squashed nearly flat. For around 20 USD you can find devices that will flatten numerous cans at once. This can save time, especially if you’re mashing the can by hand.
In the age of convenience, however, we could hardly avoid automating the can crusher so that you simply insert cans and press a button to crush them. These will cost a little more and may defeat the environmental purpose of these devices because you have to plug them in to use them. In other words you use energy to recycle, which may not make much sense.
A can crusher can be purchased that can be wall mounted, making the device easier to use as it can be placed at the “crushing” level most convenient for the user. If you have a device installed, keep children away from it, as children could be injured by accidentally putting a hand into the crusher and deploying the lever.
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