Waste compactor system for vehicles

A vehicle for collecting and compacting waste for disposal, comprising:

• a vehicle frame;
• and
• a compaction system mounted on the vehicle frame, wherein the compaction system, includes:
• a compaction chamber, configured to receive and compact waste, including an opening for inserting waste to be compacted and a plurality of apertures in at least one internal surface of the compaction chamber;
• a compactor, configured to apply pressure to the waste in the compaction chamber to reduce a volume of the waste, wherein, when the compactor applies pressure to the waste, liquid and residual solid waste exits the compaction chamber through the plurality of apertures;
• and
• a liquid collection system, configured to collect the liquid and residual solid waste from the plurality of apertures, wherein the liquid collection system includes a filter unit and an evaporation system configured to evaporate at least a portion of the liquid removed from the waste;
• wherein the filter unit is configured to separate the liquid and the residual solid waste, the filter unit including an opening in communication with the compaction chamber to enable the residual solid waste to be moved into the compaction chamber.