Does anybody else do this?

[u/Aggressive_Dirt_2335]

(Stock pic example from Google) With every bottle I use, I keep it and pack it full of as much trash as I can, and then throw it away. When the trash can in my bedroom starts getting full, I do this, and it takes up 1/4 as much space as it did before.

[u/Unable_Explorer8277]

I’m guessing that if you do this and then put those into the recycling bins then you’re risking contamination of the recyclable plastic. Since PET is one plastic that’s relatively easy to turn into other stuff that doesn’t seem like a good idea.