The present invention contemplates a trash can that one finds in high-traffic public venues. The trash can receives trash through an opening in the top of the housing. A trash by-pass chute is disposed within the housing and transports the trash from the opening in the top to the lower portion of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US6701832?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6701832 - Top loading, automatically compacting trash can for high-traffic public venues
