Yard and trash compactor

A device which permits yard debris such as grass clippings, leaves, hedge trimmings, weeds and trash to be compressed and transferred inside a plastic trash bag comprising:

• (a) a hollow, rigid open ended cylinder having a smooth inner and outer surface and consistent inside diameter throughout the length of said cylinder and of an appropriate size to fit inside said plastic trash bag leaving little room between said cylinder and said plastic trash bag, said trash bag being held in an elongated position along said cylinder by a bungee cord of specific dimension, length, and tension, wrapped and secured end to end around the top of said plastic bag held against said cylinder, said cylinder having a pair of handles located on the outside of said cylinder and at one end of said cylinder allowing sufficient room between the end of said elongated trash bag and said handles for carrying said cylinder,
• (b) a durable, attachable and detachable circular bottom of sufficient thickness to cap off the bottom end of said cylinder through use of two heavy duty bungee cords of specific length and strength attached to said bottom and secured to said cylinder handles, said bottom protects said plastic bag by reinforcing the bottom of said plastic bag, allowing yard debris to be compressed inside said cylinder and against said bottom through use of,
• (c) a sturdy, rigid flat piston plate with air release holes capable of fitting inside the said cylinder, whereas yard debris is compressed by using body weight pressure against said piston plate in a downward manner while said piston plate is on top of debris inside said cylinder, compressing debris and making more room for additional debris to be loaded into said cylinder, whereby the user will use fewer plastic bags in the process of bagging yard debris for collection.