Refuse compression apparatus and a method for operating refuse compression apparatus

A compression apparatus configured to compress refuse into a collection bin, the compression apparatus comprising:

• a compression tool having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the compression tool is pivotably hinged in the compression apparatus, and rotation of the second end of the compression tool is actuated by a hydraulic cylinder,
• wherein the hydraulic cylinder comprises three separate chambers, such that a first extracting chamber and a second extracting chamber are arranged on an extracting side of the hydraulic cylinder, and a retracting chamber is arranged on a retracting side of the hydraulic cylinder,
• wherein the first extracting chamber has a working area which is smaller than a working area of the second extracting chamber,
• wherein the retracting chamber has a working area, which is greater than the working area of the first extracting chamber, and smaller than the working area of the first extracting chamber and the working area of the second extracting chamber combined,
• wherein the first extracting chamber and the second extracting chamber are configured to be utilized separately or jointly, and
• wherein the compression apparatus is configured in a retracting phase to control a valve to a position where hydraulic fluid from a pump is supplied both to the retracting chamber and the first extracting chamber such that the valve allows fluid to be circulated between the first extracting chamber and the retracting chamber.