Compacting device for compacting container

A compacting apparatus for compacting receptacles, comprising:

• a compacting unit having at least one first advancing device for transporting at least one receptacle in an insertion direction, the compacting unit being configured to compact the at least one receptacle while the at least one receptacle is being transported in the insertion direction;
• a post-compacting unit arranged downstream of the compacting unit in the insertion direction, said post-compacting unit having at least one second advancing device for transporting the at least one receptacle through the post-compacting unit, wherein the post-compacting unit is configured to compact the at least one receptacle further, wherein positions of the at least one first advancing device of the compacting unit and of the at least one second advancing device of the post-compacting unit are changeable with respect to one another in the insertion direction;
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• wherein the compacting unit has a first housing on which the at least one advancing device is arranged, and the post-compacting unit has a second housing on which the at least one second advancing device is arranged, wherein the positions of the first housing and the second housing are changeable with respect to one another in the insertion direction.