Portable compactor for materials, especially waste and recyclable materials

A compactor comprising:

• a base structure having a compaction chamber mounted thereto;
• an ejection ram horizontally movable through said compaction chamber between a withdrawn position and an extended position to eject material from said compaction chamber;
• a compaction ram acting in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the ejection ram;
• an actuator having a first end portion pivotally mounted to said ejection ram at a first pivot axis, the actuator for moving the ram from the withdrawn position to the extended position;
• and,
• an actuator frame having a first end portion pivotally mounted to the base structure at a second pivot axis such that the second pivot axis of the actuator frame is horizontally aligned with the first pivot axis of the actuator when the ejection ram is in the withdrawn position, wherein a second opposite end portion of the actuator is pivotally mounted to a second opposite end portion of the actuator frame and wherein the actuator frame is movable between a transport position with the actuator being oriented substantially vertical and an operating position with the actuator being oriented substantially horizontal.