摘要 |
The present invention relates to compacting apparatus (10), comprising: a compression plate (12), a piston (16) having a surface (18) facing the compression plate, and a drive mechanism adapted to alternately move the piston towards and away from the compression plate such that an object may be compacted between the compression plate(12) and said surface of the piston (18), wherein the drive mechanism can be positioned inside or partly outside the piston (16). The present invention also relates to a reverse vending machine comprising such a compacting apparatus, use of such a compacting apparatus, and a method of compacting objects. |