Remember how WALL-E turned trash into bricks? The Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor does too. #TITW

Remember how cute robot WALL-E turned trash into bricks? The Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor does the same for unrecyclable plastic wrappers and bags, keeping them out of the landfill. It's $1,400 over two years (!) but that includes shipping your plastic across the country to be processed, and free warranty replacements for the machine. But like in WALL-E, the bricks might not be as smart as they initially seem! More on that in our full story at The Verge; senior science reporter Justine Calma tag-teamed it with me. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Follow on TikTok: http://bit.ly/42VeCVU Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Subscribe to The Vergecast on YouTube, new episodes on Tuesday and Friday: https://bit.ly/3I6nJtz If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://www.theverge.com/ethics-state...