What is a Can Crusher?
A can crusher is a device used for crushing aluminum soda cans for easier storage in recycling bins. While most recyclers don’t require you to crush cans, if you do recycle a lot, your normal bin may fill up quickly. The can crusher gives you extra space by flattening either single or multiple cans. The first can crusher was of course the human foot. People often stomped on cans to flatten them down either for recycling or for greater space in the garbage can. This could sometimes hurt if the foot did not come down properly on the can, so entrepreneurs eagerly sought a variety of alternatives that could be used with the hand. To this end, there are now a host of can crusher devices on the market. The simplest, usually about 10 US dollars (USD) have you crush a single can at a time, by pulling on a lever that brings weight down on the can until it is crushed nearly flat. For about 20 USD you can find can crusher devices that will flatten numerous cans at the same time. This can save tim
