Today I’m toying with… WALL-E’s ancestor?

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It’s the Clear Drop Soft Plastic Compactor, and it’s not exactly adorable. But it’s fun to feed unrecyclable plastic into the machine and have it spit out bricks! Justine and I teamed up for a hybrid report and review of the somewhat flawed creation. You can even see and hear what happens to the bricks. [Media: https://www.tiktok.com/@verge/video/7612453479495372045]

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Today I’m toying with… WALL-E’s ancestor?
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