a plastic bottle compacting device is disclosed that provides for reducing the size of an empty plastic bottle by folding the empty bottle around itself . the plastic bottle compacting device can be mounted on a wall , cabinet table or desk to hold the device in position while it is being used . after the bottle is folded , a band , tape or strap is wrapped around the compacted bottle to maintain the compacted shape of the bottle . the apparatus includes holding pins to hold the empty bottle in a vertical or horizontal relationship and a rotating arm that folds the empty bottle upon itself . in another embodiment an empty bottle is placed in the holding pins and manually wrapped into a cylinder around the holding pins . after the bottle is crushed it is withdrawn from the holder wrapped and stored in a recycling container for reclaiming .