Garbage can

The utility model provides a garbage can and belongs to the technical field of household articles or equipment. The garbage can solves the problem that an existing garbage can is inconvenient to compact garbage. The garbage can comprises a can body, a can cover provided with a pressing part and a gland, the can cover is rotationally connected to the can body, the gland is connected with the can cover through at least one hinge mechanism, the hinge mechanism comprises a first pull rod, a second pull rod and a tension spring, one end of the first pull rod is hinged to one end of the second pull rod, and the other end of the first pull rod is hinged to the bottom of the can cover. The gland is fixedly connected with one end of the pressing part, and the two ends of the tension spring are connected with the first pull rod and the second pull rod respectively. In the garbage compaction process of the garbage can, the can cover does not need to be opened, and use is more convenient. 本实用新型提供了一种垃圾桶，属于家庭用物品或设备技术领域。它解决