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compactor

[kuhm-pak-ter, kom-pak-] / kəmˈpæk tər, ˈkɒm pæk- /


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Next up is a driverless Caterpillar compactor with spiked steel wheels that will run over a programmed course, flattening fresh layers of refuse to make way for additional waste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Rita Cogay, who operates a compactor at the site, told AFP on Friday she had stepped outside to get a drink of water just moments before the building she had been in was crushed.

From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026

Even a tiny robot — DG-33, sort of cutesy spin on a trash compactor — has developed some quirks, namely a sassy Southern accent.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2025

Most trucks were operated by a driver and a collector, who hops out of the truck at each stop and hoists the debris from the cans into the compactor.

From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2023

He was afraid, he said, of the escalators in the Atlanta airport, which looked like the teeth of some giant trash compactor.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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