Anyone use a trash compactor?

I sure would like one, so much stuff like boxes and wrappers from granola bars, fig bars and cereal go through here. Last trash can we had here (had a compactor at previous home) always seemed to be overflowing and the lid shut down on dirty paper plates or food or.... I gave up. We've been using pellet bags for a couple years now and they are small enough they're always full too, not to mention one take home entree/left overs box they bring home for me takes up like 1/3 of the bag. Then tossed in the dumpster and if the wind blows the lid open the stray cats and racoons and birds get in there and spread icky stuff around. And embarassing to see our pellet bag blown 3 blocks down the road before it stuck on brush.

Ideal is trash compactor for non-food/non-wet, only dry things and a smaller trash can for food/wet waste

Suggestions on good trash compactor? Previous one had plastic sprocket and we eventually broke a tine and had to replace it, how cool would it be to have one with steel chain and steel sprocket?! (steel gears).

Anyone have one they like?

Suggestions?

 

Probably most folks have both trash and recycling pick up at home.

 

We have a burn barrel, sucks I'm not able use it.

That's exactly what I hope to find though unlikely, the new ones have nylon sprockets, the old ones had metal ones and cogs never snapped off like now.

 

I had a Gladiator compactor in my cart at Home Depot for over a week, checked again and price was down $679, but they're sold out. Decided to buy one on backorder, but my order won't go through. Still want one.

 

Dave, you won't believe it, he's bought 4 more properties here. Razed the homes and graded the dirt for what I assume are RV's and trailers/5th wheels. This summer will be interesting to see.

 

It's legal here and we have a burn barrel but I'm not able to and husband doesn't have time. He was going to burn some boxes this after noon but a storm w wind blew through, it's just not feasable unfortunately.