Waste disposal system

Claim 2

A WASTE COMPACTER, COMPRISING: HOUSING MEANS; RECEPTACLE MEANS COACTING WITH SAID HOUSING MEANS AND INCLUDING A VERTICALLY ELONGATED RECEPTACLE MEMBER HAVING AN UPWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING THEREIN, SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO HAVE A DISPOSABLE CONTAINER POSITIONED SUBSTANTIALLY CONCENTRIC THEREWITH, SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER INCLUDING TWO SEPARABLE RECEPTACLE SECTIONS WHICH, WHEN POSITIONED ADJACENT ONE ANOTHER, DEFINE SAID UPWARDLY DIRECTED OPENING, AND MEANS CONNECTING SAID RECEPTACLE SECTIONS TOGETHER FOR PERMITTING SAID RECEPTACLE SECTIONS TO BE RELATIVELY SEPARATED FROM ONE ANOTHER TO PERMIT A FILLED DISPOSABLE CONTAINER TO BE RELATIVELY REMOVAL FROM SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER WITHOUT REQUIRING THAT THE ENTIRE FILLED CONTAINER BE VERTICALLY LIFTED ABOVE THE UPPERMOST EDGE OF THE RECEPTACLE MEMBER; HOPPER MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING MEANS AND POSITIONED ABOVE SAID RECEPTACLE MEANS, SAID HOPPER MEANS HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING IN SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE OPENING OF SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER WHEREBY WASTE DEPOSITED INTO SAID HOPPER MEANS PASSES THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE OPENING INTO SAID DISPOSABLE CONTAINER; EXTENDIBLE RAM MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING MEANS FOR COMPACTING WASTE WITHIN SAID DISPOSABLE CONTAINER, SAID RAM MEANS BEING DISPOSED ABOVE AND IN SUBSTANTIAL VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE OPENING FORMED IN SAID RECEPTACLE MEMBER, SAID RAM MEANS INCLUDING A FLUID PRESSURE CYLINDER HAVING A VERTICALLY EXTENDIBLE RAM ADAPTED TO EXTEND DOWNWARDLY INTO THE INTERIOR OF SAID DISPOSABLE CONTAINER FOR COMPACTING THE WASTE THEREIN; PRESSURE MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED DIRECTLY ON SAID HOUSING MEANS AND INTERCONNECTED TO SAID CYLINDER FOR SUPPLYING PRESSURIZED FLUID THERETO; AND MOTOR MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED DIRECTLY ON SAID HOUSING MEANS AND DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTED TO SAID PRESSURE MEANS FOR DRIVING SAME.

Claim 3

A waste compacter according to claim 1, wherein said housing means comprises a cabinet having rigidly interconnected top, bottom, side and rear walls, the front of said cabinet being substantially open, roller means interconnected to said cabinet adjacent the bottom wall thereof for rollingly supporting said cabinet on a support surface, said receptacle means being disposed within the lower portion of said cabinet and said ram means being disposed within the upper portion of said cabinet, and said motor means and said pressure means being fixedly mounted adjacent the top wall of said cabinet.

Claim 4

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; means coacting with said receptacle means for enabling said receptacle member to be substantially horizontally displaced relative to said housing means between a first position wherein said disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position permitting removal of a filled disposable container; said receptacle member including two separable receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another, define said upwardly directed opening, and means connecting said receptacle sections together for permitting said receptacle sections to be relatively moved outwardly away from one another when said compacter is in said second position to permit removal of a filled disposable container from said compacter without requiring that the entire filled container be vertically lifted above the upper most edge of the receptacle member, the filled disposable container being removable from said compacter by movement of the filled container in a lateral horizontal direction; and extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container when said receptacle member is in said first position.

Claim 5

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; means coacting with said receptacle means for enabling said receptacle member to be substantially horizontally displaced relative to said housing means between a first position wherein said disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position permitting removal of a filled disposable container; said receptacle member including two separable receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another, define said upwardly directed opening, and means connecting said receptacle sections together for permitting said receptacle sections to be relatively moved outwardly away from one another when said compacter is in said second position to permit removal of a filled disposable container from said compacter without requiring that the entire filled container be vertically lifted above the upper most edge of the receptacle member, the filled disposable container being removable from said compacter by movement of the filled container in a lateral horizontal direction; and extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container when said receptacle member is in said first position.

Claim 6

A waste compactor according to claim 3, wherein one of said receptacle sections is swingably movable outwardly away from the other receptacle section when said receptacle member is in said second position.

Claim 7

A waste compactor according to claim 4, wherein said receptacle sections are horizontally swingable relative to one another.

Claim 8

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending receptacle member having two horizontally separable receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another, define an upwardly directed opening; connecting means interconnected to said receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal movement of at least a portion of said receptacle means relative to said housing means between a first position wherein said disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position permitting removal of a filled disposable container; said connecting means hingedly interconnecting adjacent vertical edges of said receptacle sections for permitting relative horizontal swinging movement between said sections whereby one of said section can be swung outwardly away from the other section to permit removal of a filled disposable container; means coacting with said housing means and said receptacle means for permitting waste to be deposited in the disposable container when said portion of said receptacle means is in said first position; and extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said receptacle means when said portion of said receptacle means is in said first position.

Claim 9

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending receptacle member having two horizontally separable receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another, define an upwardly directed opening; connecting means interconnected to said receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal movement of at least a portion of said receptacle means relative to said housing means between a first position wherein said disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position permitting removal of a filled disposable container; said connecting means hingedly interconnecting adjacent vertical edges of said receptacle sections for permitting relative horizontal swinging movement between said sections whereby one of said section can be swung outwardly away from the other section to permit removal of a filled disposable container; means coacting with said housing means and said receptacle means for permitting waste to be deposited in the disposable container when said portion of said receptacle means is in said first position; and extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said receptacle means when said portion of said receptacle means is in said first position.

Claim 10

A waste compacter according to claim 6, wherein each of said receptacle sections comprises a substantially semicylindrical shell, said connecting means pivotally interconnecting said shells along one vertical edge of each, and locking means disposed adjacent the other vertical edges of said shells for permitting said shells when positioned adjacent one another to be fixedly interconnected.

Claim 11

A waste compacter according to claim 6, wherein said connecting means permits substantially horizontal swinging movement of said complete receptacle member between said first position wherein said receptacle member is disposed substantially directly beneath said ram means and said second position wherein said complete receptacle member is laterally displaced outwardly from beneath said ram means.

Claim 12

A waste compacter according to claim 6, wherein said housing means includes stationary support means disposed below said receptacle means when said receptacle means is in said first position, and displacement means coacting between said housing means and said receptacle means for permitting limited vertical displacement of said receptacle means relative to said support means, said displacement means permitting said receptacle means to be seated on said support means when said receptacle means is in said first position whereby the force exerted on said receptacle means during extension of said ram means is transferred directly to said support means.

Claim 13

A waste compacter according to claim 9, wherein said displacement means comprises cam means coacting between said receptacle means and said housing means, said cam means causing said receptacle means to be positively seated against said support means when said receptacle means is in said first position, said cam means causing said receptacle means to be cammed upwardly away from said support means in response to horizontal swinging movement of said receptacle means away from said first position.

Claim 14

A waste compacter according to claim 6, wherein said ram means includes a fluid pressure telescopic cylinder means having a working stroke substantially in excess of the overall retracted length of the cylinder means, said cylinder means including first and second vertically elongated members each movable vertically relative to said housing means and also being vertically movable relative to one another.

Claim 15

A waste compacter according to claim 6, further including hopper means mounted on said housing means for receiving waste therein and for depositing said waste into said disposable container, said hopper means including sloped wall means defining a discharge opening located adjacent to and in substantial alignment with the opening formed in said receptacle member, said extendible ram means being positioned above said hopper means in substantial vertical alignment with said discharge opening.

Claim 16

A waste compacter according to claim 6, wherein said extendible ram means includes a compacting shoe disposed on the lower end thereof, said compacting shoe being adapted to extend into the disposable container for compacting the waste therein, said compacting shoe having an upper surface which slopes downwardly and outwardly for preventing waste from collecting thereon.

Claim 17

A waste compacter according to claim 6, wherein the disposable container comprises a vertically elongated bag adapted to be disposed within said receptacle member and suspended from the upper edge thereof by having the free end of the bag folded over the upper edge of the receptacle member, and said receptacle member having a nonmetallic holding member secured to the upper edge thereof, said holding member having a roughened surface disposed for engagement with the free end of said bag for securely suspending said bag within said receptacle member.

Claim 18

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; said receptacle member including two vertically elongated receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another, define said upwardly directed opening for reception of said disposable container, and means coacting with said receptacle sections for holding said two sections adjacent one another while also permitting movement of one of said sections relative to the other of said sections whereby a filled disposable container can be laterally horizontally removed from said receptacle member; extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said receptacle member when said receptacle member is in a first position; connecting means interconnected to said receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal swinging movement of said complete receptacle means relative to said housing means between said first position wherein said disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position wherein said complete receptacle member is laterally displaced outwardly from beneath said ram means for permitting removal of a filled disposable container; and said connecting means including pivot means interconnecting one of said sections to said housing means for permitting said one section to be horizontally swingably displaced between said first and second positions, and hinge means pivotally interconnecting said other section to said one section for permitting said other section to be relatively pivotally swung away from said one section.

Claim 19

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; said receptacle member including two vertically elongated receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another, define said upwardly directed opening for reception of said disposable container, and means coacting with said receptacle sections for holding said two sections adjacent one another while also permitting movement of one of said sections relative to the other of said sections whereby a filled disposable container can be laterally horizontally removed from said receptacle member; extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said receptacle member when said receptacle member is in a first position; connecting means interconnected to said receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal swinging movement of said complete receptacle means relative to said housing means between said first position wherein said disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position wherein said complete receptacle member is laterally displaced outwardly from beneath said ram means for permitting removal of a filled disposable container; and said connecting means including pivot means interconnecting one of said sections to said housing means for permitting said one section to be horizontally swingably displaced between said first and second positions, and hinge means pivotally interconnecting said other section to said one section for permitting said other section to be relatively pivotally swung away from said one section.

Claim 20

A waste compacter according to claim 15, wherein said housing means includes support means disposed below and in supporting engagement with said receptacle means when said receptacle means is in said first position, said pivot means including first and second pivot members fixedly secured to said housing means and said one receptacle section, respectively, and pin means pivotally connecting the first and second pivot members, said pivot means further including cam means coacting between said first and second pivot members for causing said receptacle means to be lifted vertically upwardly out of engagement with said support means in response to horizOntal swinging movement of said second pivot member relative to said first pivot member.

Claim 21

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; first receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a first disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a first substantially vertically extending receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; first connecting means interconnected to said first receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal movement of at least a portion of said first receptacle means relative to said housing means between a first position wherein said first disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position permitting removal of a filled disposable container; first extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said first disposable container, said first ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said first receptacle means when said portion of said first receptacle means is in said first position; second receptacle means coacting with said housing means and positioned substantially adjacent said first receptacle means, said second receptacle means including a second receptacle member having a vertically directed opening therein for reception of a second disposable container; second connecting means interconnected to said second receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal movement of at least a portion of said second receptacle means relative to said housing means; second extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said second disposable container, said second ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said second receptacle member; and said first ram means and said second ram means each including a fluid pressure cylinder having a vertically extendible ram member.

Claim 22

A waste compacter, comprising: housing means; first receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a first disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a first substantially vertically extending receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; first connecting means interconnected to said first receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal movement of at least a portion of said first receptacle means relative to said housing means between a first position wherein said first disposable container is fillable with waste and a second position permitting removal of a filled disposable container; first extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said first disposable container, said first ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said first receptacle means when said portion of said first receptacle means is in said first position; second receptacle means coacting with said housing means and positioned substantially adjacent said first receptacle means, said second receptacle means including a second receptacle member having a vertically directed opening therein for reception of a second disposable container; second connecting means interconnected to said second receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal movement of at least a portion of said second receptacle means relative to said housing means; second extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said second disposable container, said second ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said second receptacle member; and said first ram means and said second ram means each including a fluid pressure cylinder having a vertically extendible ram member.

Claim 23

A waste compactor, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending, tubular receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said receptacle member when said receptacle member is in a first position wherein it is disposed substantially directly beneath said ram means; and connecting means interconnected between said housing means and said receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal swinging movement of said complete tubular receptacle member relative to said housing means between said first position wherein said receptacle member is disposed substantially directly beneath said ram assembly for permitting said disposable container to be filled with waste and a second position wherein said complete receptacle member is laterally displaced outwardly from beneath said ram means for permitting removal of a filled disposable container; said receptacle member including two vertically elongated receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another define said upwardly directed opening for reception of said disposable container, and means coacting with said receptacle sections for holding said two sections adjacent one another while also permitting movement of one of said sections relative to the other of said sections when said receptacle member is in said second position whereby a filled disposable container can be laterally horizontally removed from said receptacle member.

Claim 24

A waste compactor, comprising: housing means; receptacle means coacting with said housing means for holding a disposable container adapted to have waste deposited and compacted therein, said receptacle means including a substantially vertically extending, tubular receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said disposable container, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with said receptacle member when said receptacle member is in a first position wherein it is disposed substantially directly beneath said ram means; and connecting means interconnected between said housing means and said receptacle means for permitting substantially horizontal swinging movement of said complete tubular receptacle member relative to said housing means between said first position wherein said receptacle member is disposed substantially directly beneath said ram assembly for permitting said disposable container to be filled with waste and a second position wherein said complete receptacle member is laterally displaced outwardly from beneath said ram means for permitting removal of a filled disposable container; said receptacle member including two vertically elongated receptacle sections which, when positioned adjacent one another define said upwardly directed opening for reception of said disposable container, and means coacting with said receptacle sections for holding said two sections adjacent one another while also permitting movement of one of said sections relative to the other of said sections when said receptacle member is in said second position whereby a filled disposable container can be laterally horizontally removed from said receptacle member.

Claim 25

A waste compacter according to claim 18, wherein said ram means includes a fluid pressure telescopic cylinder means having a working stroke substantially greater than the overall retracted length of said cylinder means, said cylindeR means including first and second vertically elongated slide members each mounted for vertical sliding movement relative to said housing means and for vertical sliding movement relative to one another.

Claim 26

A waste compacter comprising: housing means; first receptacle means coacting with said housing means and including a first vertically elongated receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; second receptacle means coacting with said housing means and including a second vertically elongated receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein, said second receptacle member being positioned adjacent but horizontally spaced from said first receptacle member; first extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said first receptacle member, said first ram means being disposed above and in substantial vertical alignment with the opening formed in said first receptacle member, said first ram means including a first fluid pressure cylinder having a vertically extendible ram adapted to extend downwardly into the interior of said first receptacle member for compacting waste therein; second extendible ram means mounted on said housing for compacting waste within said second receptacle member, said second ram means being disposed above and in substantial vertical alignment with the opening formed in said second receptacle member, said second ram means including a second fluid pressure cylinder horizontally spaced from and positioned substantially parallel to said first fluid pressure cylinder and having a vertically extendible ram adapted to extend downwardly into the interior of said second receptacle member for compacting waste therein; and control means coacting with said first and second cylinder means for permitting said first and second cylinder means to be automatically alternately extended for compacting waste within said first and second receptacle members, respectively, while preventing simultaneous extension of both said cylinder means.

Claim 27

A waste compacter comprising: housing means; first receptacle means coacting with said housing means and including a first vertically elongated receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein; second receptacle means coacting with said housing means and including a second vertically elongated receptacle member having an upwardly directed opening therein, said second receptacle member being positioned adjacent but horizontally spaced from said first receptacle member; first extendible ram means mounted on said housing means for compacting waste within said first receptacle member, said first ram means being disposed above and in substantial vertical alignment with the opening formed in said first receptacle member, said first ram means including a first fluid pressure cylinder having a vertically extendible ram adapted to extend downwardly into the interior of said first receptacle member for compacting waste therein; second extendible ram means mounted on said housing for compacting waste within said second receptacle member, said second ram means being disposed above and in substantial vertical alignment with the opening formed in said second receptacle member, said second ram means including a second fluid pressure cylinder horizontally spaced from and positioned substantially parallel to said first fluid pressure cylinder and having a vertically extendible ram adapted to extend downwardly into the interior of said second receptacle member for compacting waste therein; and control means coacting with said first and second cylinder means for permitting said first and second cylinder means to be automatically alternately extended for compacting waste within said first and second receptacle members, respectively, while preventing simultaneous extension of both said cylinder means.

Claim 28

A waste compactor useable with a disposable baglike receptacle, comprising: cabinet means including substantially parallel top and bottom walls interconnected by opposite side walls; horizontally swingable door means pivotally connected to said cabinet means adjacent the lower end thereof, said door means being normally disposed substantially flush with the front side of said cabinet means for at least partially closing the lower part of the front side of said cabinet means, said door means being swingable away from said front side to permit a disposable receptacle to be loaded into and unloaded from said cabinet means; support means movably mounted on said cabinet means for suspending a disposable flexible baglike receptacle in a vertical position wherein the mouth of the receptacle opens upwardly, said support means being positionable in a first position wherein said support means and the receptacle suspended thereon is disposed in the interior of said cabinet between said side walls and directly behind said door means for permitting trash to be deposited and compacted within said disposable receptacle, said door means being swingable to an open position for permitting said support means to be moved outwardly of said cabinet means to a second position wherein said support means is disposed at least partially in front of said cabinet means for permitting a disposable receptacle to be mounted on or removed therefrom, said support means including a ringlike support member adapted to have the mouth of the flexible and disposable baglike receptacle folded thereover; inclined chute means mounted on said cabinet means at an elevation between the upper and lower ends thereof for permitting trash to be deposited into said disposable receptacle when same is disposed in said first position, said inclined chute means being disposed above said door means and being positioned to extend outwardly and upwardly relative to the front side of said cabinet for permitting trash to be deposited therein; extendable ram means mounted on said cabinet means adjacent the upper end thereof for compacting waste within said receptacle when said receptacle is disposed in said first position, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with the interior of said receptacle when said receptacle is supported on said support means and is disposed in said first position; said ram means including a fluid pressure telescopic cylinder means having a working stroke substantially greater than the overall retracted length thereof, said cylinder means including a first vertically elongated member having the upper end thereof fixedly and stationarily interconnected to said cabinet means and a second vertically elongated member vertically slideably supported on said first member whereby said second member is vertically movable downwardly toward said receptacle, said cylinder means including a third vertically elongated member slideably supported relatively to said first member and relative to said second member for downward vertical extension toward receptacle; said ram means further including an enlarged compacting shoe fixedly mounted on the lower end of said third member, said compacting shoe having an upper surface which slopes downwardly and outwardly for preventing waste from collecting thereon; pressure means mounted on said cabinet means and interconnected to said cylinder means for supplying pressurized fluid thereto; and motor means fixedly mounted on said cabinet means and drivingly interconnected to said pressure means for driving same.

Claim 29

A waste compactor useable with a disposable baglike receptacle, comprising: cabinet means including substantially parallel top and bottom walls interconnected by opposite side walls; horizontally swingable door means pivotally connected to said cabinet means adjacent the lower end thereof, said door means being normally disposed substantially flush with the front side of said cabinet means for at least partially closing the lower part of the front side of said cabinet means, said door means being swingable away from said front side to permit a disposable receptacle to be loaded into and unloaded from said cabinet means; support means movably mounted on said cabinet means for suspending a disposable flexible baglike receptacle in a vertical position wherein the mouth of the receptacle opens upwardly, said support means being positionable in a first position wherein said support means and the receptacle suspended thereon is disposed in the interior of said cabinet between said side walls and directly behind said door means for permitting trash to be deposited and compacted within said disposable receptacle, said door means being swingable to an open position for permitting said support means to be moved outwardly of said cabinet means to a second position wherein said support means is disposed at least partially in front of said cabinet means for permitting a disposable receptacle to be mounted on or removed therefrom, said support means including a ringlike support member adapted to have the mouth of the flexible and disposable baglike receptacle folded thereover; inclined chute means mounted on said cabinet means at an elevation between the upper and lower ends thereof for permitting trash to be deposited into said disposable receptacle when same is disposed in said first position, said inclined chute means being disposed above said door means and being positioned to extend outwardly and upwardly relative to the front side of said cabinet for permitting trash to be deposited therein; extendable ram means mounted on said cabinet means adjacent the upper end thereof for compacting waste within said receptacle when said receptacle is disposed in said first position, said ram means being disposed above and in substantial alignment with the interior of said receptacle when said receptacle is supported on said support means and is disposed in said first position; said ram means including a fluid pressure telescopic cylinder means having a working stroke substantially greater than the overall retracted length thereof, said cylinder means including a first vertically elongated member having the upper end thereof fixedly and stationarily interconnected to said cabinet means and a second vertically elongated member vertically slideably supported on said first member whereby said second member is vertically movable downwardly toward said receptacle, said cylinder means including a third vertically elongated member slideably supported relatively to said first member and relative to said second member for downward vertical extension toward receptacle; said ram means further including an enlarged compacting shoe fixedly mounted on the lower end of said third member, said compacting shoe having an upper surface which slopes downwardly and outwardly for preventing waste from collecting thereon; pressure means mounted on said cabinet means and interconnected to said cylinder means for supplying pressurized fluid thereto; and motor means fixedly mounted on said cabinet means and drivingly interconnected to said pressure means for driving same.