Taking the trash out - If you own a house and can make improvements, an in-home trash compactor will generate about 3,000 pounds of force to compact your trash.

Taking the trash out - If you own a house and can make improvements, an in-home trash compactor will generate about 3,000 pounds of force to compact your trash. If you do rent, try finding a trash can that is large and stable enough for one to step into. Use a step stool and add a plywood disk platform cut out to less than the inside diameter to stomp on the trash to compact it. Much of the trash we throw out can be compacted, even with just a simple stomp. Also, if you have a yard, you can potentially compost raw food scraps.