apparatus provided for reducing the volume of trash generated from plastic bottles and containers whether destined for landfill or not . the apparatus includes a shredder mounted within an aesthetically pleasing and functionally suggestive beverage bottle shaped housing . a chute with a plunger is provided which forces the plastic bottles against blades rotated on a substantially horizontally mounted disk with a fan for directing the shredded particles into a duct for transport to a bin within the bottle shaped housing . a pan structure is provided to collect any fluid remaining in the bottles being shredded and directed via a duct to the bin .