Trash Can Compactor

At work the bathroom garbage can was constantly overflowing with used paper towels and tissue. Obviously nobody wanted to stick their hand in there to push it down so I printed a trach can compactor.

In addition to the 2 3d printed pieces you'll need a length of 7/8" wooden down rod. I cut mine to 32" but the length doesn't really matter. You'll also need a 1" long wood screw to attach the base to the dowel rod. When pressing the two pieces onto the dowel rod I also applied some E6000 adhesiv