Capable of being compacted; able to be compressed or made more compact (variant of compactable).
From 'compact' + '-ible' (variant suffix meaning 'capable of'). This variant form emerged in technical writing as an alternative to 'compactable' with similar meaning.
Compactible waste streams are classified differently in recycling centers—compactible plastics and metals are processed separately because their compression ratio affects sorting equipment and profitability.
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