Once upon a time, we threw away a spectacular amount of rubbish. Old tins of Spam and Tizer. Empty bottles of Blue Nun. And a good many bakelite radios, all of which are still to be found today in the landfills of Britain, decomposing slowly and belching whiffy methane into the stratosphere. But no longer.

In order to be even half as green as those frightfully efficient German and Scandinavian chaps, we're going to have to jolly well recycle a whole lot more in the years to come. So it helps to be prepared and plan in advance with some seriously heavy duty gadgetry.

This wall-mounted aluminium can crusher spells Death to Cans, with the added advantage of having a built-in bottle opener, just for good measure. For optimal disposal, the crusher reduces a common-or-garden aluminium can to approximately 20% of its original size, with no mess, fuss or hassle.

Coming complete with screws for easy mounting, the heavy gauge steel does the job in no time... while a soft grip handle makes this Destroyer of Cans a joy to operate, and in complete safety, too. Just pop it in and pull on down for complete recycling nirvana. Keeping your local council's Recycling Tsar off your back. And making plenty more room in your recycling bin.

There. That wasn't so painful now, was it?