A compacting container (1) is arranged for compresssing cellulose-containing waste, particularly paper and cardboard. At one end, the container has a filling opening which can be closed by a door (4) by means of pulling hydraulic cylinders (10). The door is suspended pivotably about a horizontal axis (5) at the lower edge of the door and at the bottom of the container. The container (2) comprises a compression means (22) mounted at the filling end, extending across the interior of the container and is suspended by one side edge on a shaft (24) traversing the container at a beam (26). The paper waste is filled into the open container (10) which is constituted by the door (8) and its side edges (12), and when this 'container' (10) is sufficiently full, the compression means (22) is activated as respective cylinders (28) pivot the transverse compression means (22) down against the paper waste, whereby a shovelling is almost performed into the container (2) while simultaneously the door (8) is drawn in against the open end of the container, whereby the paper waste is compressed in the interior of the container. By these measures there may be achieved a far greater degree of utilisation of the container volume compared with prior art, and the pressing force may furthermore be reduced, so that simple location of the pulling cylinders (14) along the container sides may be used.